Describing Qualities
Size, shape, color, degree, condition, and evaluation.
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untamed
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/ʌnˈteɪmd/
not domesticated or controlled; wild
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untrusting
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/ʌnˈtrʌstɪŋ/
unwilling to trust; suspicious
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untruth
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/ʌnˈtruθ/
a statement that is not true; a lie or falsehood
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untruthful
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/ʌnˈtruθfəl/
not telling the truth; dishonest or false
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untypical
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/ʌnˈtɪpɪkəl/
not typical or representative; unusual
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unused
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/ʌnˈjuzd/
not having been used; not accustomed to
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unutterable
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/ʌnˈʌtərəbəl/
too great or intense to be expressed in words; inexpressible
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unvisited
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/ʌnˈvɪzɪtɪd/
not visited; rarely or never frequented
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unvoracious
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/ʌnvɔˈreɪʃəs/
not greedy or insatiable; lacking voracity
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upkeep
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/ˈʌpkip/
the cost or process of maintaining something in good condition
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upscale
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/ˈʌpˌskeɪl/
relating to affluent consumers; high-end or expensive
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utile
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/ˈjutəl/
useful or having utility
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vaguely
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/ˈveɪɡli/
in an unclear, imprecise, or slight manner
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validness
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/ˈvælɪdnəs/
the quality of being valid, sound, or well-founded
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vandalic
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/vænˈdælɪk/
of or characterized by willful destruction; relating to the Vandals
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variously
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/ˈvɛriəsli/
in different ways or to differing degrees
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vastly
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/ˈvæstli/
to a very great extent or degree
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vaulting
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/ˈvɔltɪŋ/
reaching for great heights; excessively ambitious
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veal
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/vil/
the flesh of a young calf used as meat
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veridicality
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/vəˌrɪdɪˈkælɪti/
the quality of being truthful or corresponding to reality
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verisimilar
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/ˌvɛrɪˈsɪmɪlər/
appearing true or probable; lifelike
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verity
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/ˈvɛrɪti/
a true statement or principle; the quality of being true
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vexed
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/vɛkst/
annoyed or irritated; difficult and much debated
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vibratiuncle
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/vaɪˈbreɪʃiʌŋkəl/
a small or faint vibration, especially in obsolete nerve-theory psychology
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vigilant
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/ˈvɪdʒɪlənt/
keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulty
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vile
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/vaɪl/
extremely unpleasant, wicked, or morally despicable
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violative
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/ˈvaɪəleɪtɪv/
constituting a violation or breach of something
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virgula
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/ˈvɜrɡjələ/
a small rod or slanting mark, such as an early form of comma
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virid
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/ˈvɪrɪd/
green; verdant
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virtuousness
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/ˈvɜrtʃuəsnəs/
the quality of being morally good or upright
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vivacious
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/vɪˈveɪʃəs/
attractively lively and animated in spirit
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vividness
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/ˈvɪvɪdnəs/
the quality of being intensely clear, bright, or lifelike
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vulgarize
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/ˈvʌl.ɡəˌraɪz/
to make coarse, common, or less refined; to popularize crudely
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wakeless
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/ˈweɪk.ləs/
without waking; from which one does not awaken, as in deep or final sleep
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wallop
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/ˈwɑl.əp/
to strike hard, or a heavy resounding blow
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wanderlust
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/ˈwɑn.dɚ.lʌst/
a strong impulse or longing to travel and explore the world
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wariness
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/ˈwɛr.i.nəs/
the quality of being cautious and watchful of possible danger
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warped
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/wɔrpt/
twisted out of true shape, or perverse and distorted in outlook
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warrantable
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/ˈwɔr.ən.tə.bəl/
able to be justified or defended; permissible
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wastefulness
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/ˈweɪst.fəl.nəs/
the quality of using resources carelessly or extravagantly
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wasteness
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/ˈweɪst.nəs/
the condition of being a desolate waste; barren emptiness
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watery
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/ˈwɔ.tɚ.i/
containing, resembling, or diluted with water; weak or pale
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weightiness
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/ˈweɪ.ti.nəs/
the quality of being heavy, serious, or of great importance
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whiteness
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/ˈwaɪt.nəs/
the quality or state of being white; pallor
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wholesale
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/ˈhoʊl.seɪl/
relating to selling goods in bulk, or done on a large indiscriminate scale
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wideness
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/ˈwaɪd.nəs/
the quality of being wide; breadth or extent
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willful
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/ˈwɪl.fəl/
deliberate and intentional, or stubbornly self-willed
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withal
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/wɪˈðɔl/
in addition; as well; nevertheless (archaic)
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workaday
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/ˈwɝ.kə.deɪ/
ordinary, everyday, and unremarkable; mundane
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wraithlike
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/ˈreɪθ.laɪk/
resembling a wraith; pale, thin, and ghostly
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wrongfulness
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/ˈrɔŋ.fəl.nəs/
the quality of being unjust, unlawful, or morally wrong
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yearnful
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/ˈjɝn.fəl/
full of yearning; longing or wistful
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yesterevening
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/ˌjɛs.tɚˈiːv.nɪŋ/
the evening of yesterday; last evening (archaic)
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yucky
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/ˈjʌk.i/
disgusting, unpleasant, or distasteful (informal)
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skeuomorphic
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/ˌskjuːəˈmɔːrfɪk/
designing digital interfaces or objects to imitate the appearance of their real-world counterparts
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assertoric
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/ˌæsɚˈtɔɹɪk/
Stating that which is actual, usually in contrast with modal sentences.
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o'er
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/ɔɹ/
throughout a period of time
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blamable
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/ˈbleɪməbəl/
deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
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sessile
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/ˈsɛsaɪl/
Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.
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glairy
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/ˈɡlɛr.i/
having a slimy, viscous, translucent consistency like egg white
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disserviceable
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/ˌdɪsˈsɝvɪsəbəl/
harmful or counterproductive rather than useful or helpful
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unsplinterable
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/ˌʌnˈsplɪn.tɚ.ə.bəl/
resistant or impossible to split, shatter, or break into sharp fragments
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lamplit
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/ˈlæmpˌlɪt/
illuminated by one or more lamps
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daylit
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/ˈdeɪˌlɪt/
illuminated by natural daylight
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many-sidedness
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/ˌmɛniˈsaɪdɪdnəs/
the quality of having many literal sides or facets
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unarrestable
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/ˌʌn.əˈrɛs.tə.bəl/
impossible to stop, check, restrain, or bring to a halt
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asmear
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/əˈsmɪɹ/
smeared or covered over with a greasy, dirty, or sticky substance; archaic and literary
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hueless
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/ˈhjuːləs/
having no hue or color; colorless or drained of color
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unwhole
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/ʌnˈhoʊl/
rare: not whole, complete, or entire
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shackly
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/ˈʃækli/
chiefly dialectal: rickety, shaky, or poorly built
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dimmish
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/ˈdɪmɪʃ/
somewhat dim; giving or having only a little light
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stellated
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/ˈstɛl.eɪ.tɪd/
arranged, marked, or radiating in the shape of a star
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theroid
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/ˈθɪrɔɪd/
beastlike or resembling a wild animal; historical and offensive when used to demean a person
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isabelline
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/ˌɪzəˈbɛlɪn/
pale grayish-yellow, buff, or sandy in color, especially in descriptions of animal plumage or fur
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mammillate
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/ˈmæmɪlət/
covered with or bearing small rounded, nipple-shaped projections
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lanuginose
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/ləˈnuːdʒəˌnoʊs/
botany or zoology: covered with or resembling fine, soft, downy hair
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palpitant
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/ˈpælpɪtənt/
literary: trembling, throbbing, or seeming to pulse with life or feeling
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inexpungible
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/ˌɪnɪkˈspʌndʒəbəl/
impossible to erase, delete, remove, or blot out completely
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overfraught
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/ˌoʊvərˈfrɔt/
Full of distress; overloaded with cares or worries.
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tobaccoey
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/təˈbækoʊi/
Resembling or characteristic of tobacco.
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unaccused
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/ˌʌnəˈkjuːzd/
not charged with or blamed for an offense
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unornamental
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/ˌʌnɔrnəˈmɛntəl/
Not ornamental.
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unbrutalized
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/ʌnˈbruːtəˌlaɪzd/
Not brutalized.
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rosiny
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/ˈrɑː.zə.ni/
Like or resembling rosin
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unencyclopedic
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/ˌʌn.ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.dɪk/
Not encyclopedic
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flaysome
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/ˈfleɪsəm/
Yorkshire dialect: frightening, dreadful, or terrible
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meeterly
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/ˈmiːtərli/
Yorkshire dialect: moderately, tolerably, or suitably
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mensful
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/ˈmɛnsfəl/
Northern English dialect: proper, decent, or fit to be seen
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offald
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/ˈɒfəld/
Northern English dialect: vile, wicked, or mean
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overforward
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/ˌoʊvərˈfɔrwərd/
excessively bold, presumptuous, or eager
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preterhuman
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/ˌpriːtərˈhjuːmən/
beyond ordinary human powers or qualities; superhuman
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thrang
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/ˈθɹæŋ/
Northern English and Scots: busy or fully occupied
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unpliableness
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/ʌnˈplaɪəbəlnəs/
the quality of being physically rigid or difficult to bend
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