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| Explanation of impertinent (adjective) forms: more impertinent; most impertinent; less impertinent; least impertinent impolite; cheeky; rude Sample of impertinent The boy got detention for being impertinent to his teacher. He had met the press at a cocktail party and had stood there answering impertinent questions with disconcerting honesty, a glass of ginger ale in one hand and a canapé in the other; when he could not immediately think of an answer he nibbled the canapé and viewed the questioner with cold button eyes.
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| Explanation of brusque (adjective) forms: brusquer; brusquest; less brusque; least brusque rudely brief Sample of brusque The man had an irritatingly brusque manner to him. At first she could meet his eyes, but what she saw confused her and she looked at the floor, color creeping into her cheeks, reacting against the tenderness surprised in herself with a sense of shock that made her brusque and suspicious.
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| Explanation of slack (adjective) forms: slack; more slack; most slack; less slack; least slack not busy; loose Sample of slack There was slack time every Monday; so he knew Monday would be an easy day at work. The public spectacle of culture, the adoption of culture by the media, the standardization of culture, the cultural discourse, cultural self-satisfaction, a slack cultural conformism, the recuperation of culture never has so much apparently been done for culture, never have the results (another word that deserves some elaboration) been so disappointing.
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| Explanation of deft (adjective) forms: defter; deftest; less deft; least deft skillful Sample of deft The magician was quite deft at his performance. Forget all preconceptions of a wise-cracking booby whose lifestyle resembles a cross between Hugh Hefner and Ghostbusters -- here is the first Bond book (no sequel was planned) that supports with expert plotting, deft characterization and breathtaking cruelty Fleming's claim to be a major exponent of the spy novel genre.
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| Explanation of militant (adjective) forms: militant; more militant; most militant; less militant; least militant aggressive; often very structured Sample of militant The group was more militant than he expected. Culturally, the most militant gangs who beat up immigrants in the name of the nation belong to the international youth culture and reflect its modes and fashions, jeans, punk-rock, junk food and all.
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| Explanation of indignant (adjective) forms: more indignant; most indignant; less indignant; least indignant very angry, showing strong feelings Sample of indignant She was indignant at the accusations. I was gone for about three hours: scrambling through hedges; rummaging in undergrowth; wrestling with tangled nets; and throwing into a box the indignant ferrets, who after all had done all the work and only wanted to wring the rabbits' necks.
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| Explanation of marine (adjective) forms: marine; more marine; most marine; less marine; least marine referring to the ocean or sea Sample of marine The marine life seemed happy in the aquarium.
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| Explanation of humid (adjective) forms: more humid; most humid; less humid; least humid damp; muggy; wet Sample of humid It is quite humid during summer in parts of Asia.
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| Explanation of indifferent (adjective) forms: more indifferent; most indifferent; less indifferent; least indifferent showing no interest; having no feelings Sample of indifferent He was indifferent about buying new dishes. The way in which a municipality legislates and the way in which it administers the legislation it enacts and conducts itself in relation to activities which it lawfully undertakes cannot but create a municipal reputation, be it good, bad or indifferent.
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| Explanation of cogent (adjective) forms: more cogent; most cogent; less cogent; least cogent convincing (e.g. argument) Sample of cogent The lawyer made a cogent argument to the judge that he was correct in his procedure. Physical demonstrations and protests, designed to secure much more widespread media coverage for a cause than is ever available for a cogent argument, are an increasingly frequent means of political communication and the House of Commons has not been exempt.
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