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Explanation of tensile (adjective)
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; pliable; pliant; tractile



   
Explanation of surreptitious (adjective)
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; hugger-mugger; hush-hush; secret; undercover; underground



   
Explanation of superannuated (adjective)
old



   
Explanation of provincial (adjective)
forms: more provincial; most provincial

characteristic of the provinces or their people



   
Explanation of portly (adjective)
forms: portlier; portliest

euphemisms for 'fat'



   
Explanation of optometrist (noun)
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses



   
Explanation of equable (adjective)
not easily irritated; good-tempered; placid



   
Explanation of culpable (adjective)
deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; blameable; blameful; censurable



   
Explanation of leonine (adjective)
of or characteristic of or resembling a king of beasts



   
Explanation of illicit (adjective)
contrary to or forbidden by law; outlawed; unlawful



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