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Description of incessant (adjective: more incessant; most incessant; less incessant; least incessant)
uninterrupted; continuous

Samples of incessant
He let out an incessant stream of bad language at his underlings.



   
Description of nimble (adjective: nimble; more nimble; most nimble; less nimble; least nimble)
moving quickly and easily

Samples of nimble
The nimble assassin made no noise as he entered.
Some large firms have demonstrated a preference for female workers, often on the grounds of their supposed nimble fingers though, in reality, usually because they can be paid less and are less likely to unionize and form any opposition to management.



   
Description of portable (adjective: portable; more portable; most portable; less portable; least portable)
movable and capable of being carried

Samples of portable
Minidisk players are portable and don't skip; making them great for use in exercising.



   
Description of harsh (adjective: harsher; harshest; less harsh; least harsh)
disagreeably rough; stark

Samples of harsh
The boy disliked his father's harsh ways.



   
Description of pensive (adjective: pensive; more pensive; most pensive; less pensive; least pensive)
thinking of others; thoughtful

Samples of pensive
The pensive man always sent his daughter a birthday card early.
While indulging his melancholy thoughts he had taken care to position himself in a nobly pensive attitude, with the candle at his side lending a glistening aureole to his dark profile.



   
Description of innate (adjective: more innate; most innate; less innate; least innate)
inborn; natural

Samples of innate
Her innate tenacity always made her parents proud.



   
Description of laudable (adjective: more laudable; most laudable; less laudable; least laudable)
worthy of praise

Samples of laudable
His efforts toward the mission were laudable.
Her determination to succeed and getting what she wants out of her career and life makes her a laudable influence.



   
Description of gratis (adjective)
free

Samples of gratis
The service was gratis as it was part of the package deal.
The closure notice was peremptory and we made the most of the fact that a poor, struggling little community service radio station, without benefit of commercial revenue, serving the southern and central parts of the province from gratis studios and operated by a completely voluntary staff, was being victimized by a powerful political federal body without regard to the expressed wishes of the people.



   
Description of civic (adjective: more civic; most civic; less civic; least civic)
municipal; pertaining to citizens or township

Samples of civic
The man asked if the trial was going to be civic or corporate.
Civic leaders from all parts of North Yorkshire including the High Sheriff, Sir Richard Storey, will be attending the county council's civic service at Melsonby, near Richmond, tomorrow.



   
Description of simultaneous (adjective)
taking place at the same time

Samples of simultaneous
Lightning and the crash of thunder seems simultaneous but is not.
A simultaneous thinning and shrinking of the sea ice lessens its albedo, or reflectivity, thereby allowing the oceans to absorb more heat from the sun.

Determination of simultaneous
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