
Description of ecclesiastic (adjective) pertaining or relating to a church
Samples of ecclesiastic Ecclesiastic obligations include attending mass.
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Description of ambiguous (adjective) not clear; uncertain; vague
Samples of ambiguous The ambiguous law did not make a clear distinction between the new and old land boundary.
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Description of commodious (adjective) spacious and convenient; roomy; ample; comfortable
Samples of commodious The new home was so commodious that many new pieces of furniture needed to be purchased.
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Description of mercenary (adjective) working or done for payment only; hired for service
Samples of mercenary Lila was suspicious that Joe had jumped at the chance only for mercenary reasons.
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Description of devout (adjective) reverent; sincere; pious; earnest; religious
Samples of devout The leading layman of the York diocese was the politician whose judgment was likely to weigh with the Crown: Lord Halifax, the former Foreign Secretary, and a devout Anglo-Catholic.
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Description of corpulent (adjective) fat; obese; fleshy
Samples of corpulent In a few short months he had changed, his hair was grayer, his face more drawn and the gold Albert hung loosely around his once corpulent stomach.
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Description of discrete (adjective) separate; individual
Samples of discrete There were four discrete aspects to the architecture of the home. The citizens committee maintained that road widening and drainage were hardly discrete issues.
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Description of mundane (adjective) ordinary; commonplace; normal; routine; everyday
Samples of mundane It is amazing that he was able to make millions marketing mundane products like paper clips and plastic bags. The small town was very mundane. Going food shopping soon became mundane, losing all of its excitement.
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Description of noisome (adjective) harmful to health; having a foul odor; offensive
Samples of noisome The noisome food was the cause of their illness. The family was forced from the home by a noisome odor.
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Description of cynical (adjective) sarcastic; doubting the sincerity of others; pessimistic
Samples of cynical The conversation which follows is the last in the book, and the weakest, too, a stagey means of imparting some crucial news for Bellow to fulminate against all that is rotten and cynical in American youth.
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