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Description of morose (adjective)
moody; despondent; bitter; irritable

Samples of morose
He was very morose over the death of his pet.
After the team lost the fans were morose.



   
Description of protuberant (adjective)
bulging; swelling out; jutting out

Samples of protuberant
Only her eyes, distinctive dark bluish-brown, with somewhat protuberant, bluish whites, betrayed her.

Determination of protuberant
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Description of diverting (adjective)
entertaining; distracting; deflecting; amusing

Samples of diverting
In the short run this new body is seen by the Commission as a useful means of delaying or diverting the application of countries such as Austria which want to belong to the inner core of the 27 European Community states.



   
Description of murky (adjective)
dark; cloudy; gloomy

Samples of murky
The two main parties, defined by Ireland's civil-war allegiances in the 1920s, coexist in a murky world of unprincipled favor-mongering.



   
Description of sagacious (adjective)
wise; clever; shrewd

Samples of sagacious
Many of her friends came to her with their problems because she gave sagacious advice.
Whole communities were alienated and impoverished; a large part of the nation was left with a feeling halfway between guilt and unease; and Baldwin's reputation as a statesman of sagacious moderation was badly dented.



   
Description of abstemious (adjective)
sparing in use of food or drinks; satisfied with little; moderate

Samples of abstemious
If we become stranded in the snow storm, we will have to be abstemious with our food supply.
In many abstemious cultures the people are so thin due to the belief that too much taken into the body leads to contamination of the soul.



   
Description of fictitious (adjective)
unreal; made-up; false

Samples of fictitious
The unitary monarchy, though itself (as I have argued) fictitious, on which the Statute of Westminster had insisted in 1931, had now vanished.



   
Description of heedless (adjective)
taking little care; oblivious; rash; unmindful

Samples of heedless
Young people abroad can be quite heedless nowadays.



   
Description of pensive (adjective)
thoughtful; contemplative; meditative; musing

Samples of pensive
She was in a pensive mood, just wanting to be alone to think.
My hours alone are often more pensive than the time I spend with friends.
The pensive mood was broken by a witty joke.



   
Description of flamboyant (adjective)
being too showy or ornate; gaudy; flashy

Samples of flamboyant
The flamboyant nature of the couple was evident in their loud clothing.



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