adj. tautological
(a) repetition of same sense in different words
(b) of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
(c) dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades
(d) containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
adj. sordid
(a) meanly avaricious and mercenary
(b) showing pensive sadness
(c) of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring
(d) of or relating to drama
adj. mealymouthed
(a) fraudulent; phony; bastard
(b) hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy
(c) of or relating to the work of an actuary
(d) dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; sober; solemn
adj. somatic
(a) unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; rasping; rough; scratchy
(b) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolor; particolored
(c) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; corporeal
(d) marked by firm determination or resolution; steady; stiff; unbendable; unshakable; unwavering
adj. florid
(a) produced without vibration of the vocal cords; hard
(b) inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; sanguine
(c) contemptibly small in amount
(d) affording change (especially in social status) |
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adj. slapdash
(a) young and inexperienced; callow
(b) unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; unknowing
(c) of or characteristic of or occurring in spring
(d) marked by great carelessness; slipshod; sloppy
adj. adroit
(a) confused; lacking order
(b) suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; uncanny
(c) quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
(d) not easily irritated; good-tempered
adj. czarist
(a) containing salt
(b) (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace; lowbred; rude; underbred; yokelish
(c) of or relating to or characteristic of a person having great power
(d) belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; purple; royal
adj. bicornate
(a) harsh or corrosive in tone; bitter; blistering; caustic; virulent
(b) brought low in spirit; deflated
(c) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; imperious; lordly; prideful; sniffy; supercilious; swaggering
(d) having two horns or horn-shaped parts; bicornuate; bicornuous
adj. outlawed
(a) open to taking risks; willing to experience new things
(b) serving to set in motion; first; maiden
(c) banned
(d) able to walk about |
