
Description of haphazard (adjective: more haphazard; most haphazard; less haphazard; least haphazard) random; chance
Samples of haphazard He always had a haphazard style one had never seen him make a plan.
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Description of smug (adjective: smug; more smug; most smug; less smug; least smug) happy with oneself; self-satisfied
Samples of smug She had a smug look on her face when he admitted that he was wrong. If you want the whole rumbustious, arrogant, self-satisfied, smug, righteous, courageous, opinionated, dedicated, class-ridden, adventure-seeking, patriotic life of an era in full technicolour, you can do no better than collect Victorian bindings.
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Description of meticulous (adjective: meticulous; more meticulous; most meticulous; less meticulous; least meticulous) detailed work; very careful
Samples of meticulous The meticulous work was more than most could handle. I particularly enjoyed long evening discussions with Lance, whose meticulous methods and ambitions in broadcasting were explained in his book "The Stuff of Radio", which he sent me on his return to London, together with a copy of his novel, "The Perfect Witch".
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Description of mammoth (adjective: mammoth; more mammoth; most mammoth; less mammoth; least mammoth) very large; huge
Samples of mammoth The mammoth structure blocked the sun's rays. They looked up and the mammoth wave of all time, a titan among giants, a lumbering dinosaur of a wave, had rubbed out the sky.
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Description of perilous (adjective: perilous; more perilous; most perilous; less perilous; least perilous) describing a high level of danger
Samples of perilous The path was quite perilous, the loose soil could send you to your death easily.
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Description of hale (adjective: haler; halest; less hale; least hale) healthy
Samples of hale She looked quite hale despite her eighty years of age.
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Description of heinous (adjective: more heinous; most heinous; less heinous; least heinous) outrageous (e.g. crime); shocking
Samples of heinous The jury gave him the death penalty for his heinous crimes.
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Description of illicit (adjective: more illicit; most illicit; less illicit; least illicit) illegal; unlawful
Samples of illicit She got caught receiving illicit funds and her career is over.
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Description of precarious (adjective: precarious; more precarious; most precarious; less precarious; least precarious) possible danger; risky
Samples of precarious The precarious bridge had already claimed two peoples' lives that year.
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Description of compatible (adjective: more compatible; most compatible; less colossal; least colossal) capable of getting along together
Samples of compatible On their first date; they found each other quite compatible. Unix International said last week that it has finalised its systems and network management requirements, focused on a single object-based model, making them compatible and interoperable with the Open Software Foundation's Distributed Management Environment (DME).
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