taunting
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
twit; taunt.
- verb harass with persistent criticism or carping
rag; razz; bait; tantalize; twit; taunt; ride; tease; cod; rally; tantalise.
- The children teased the new teacher
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
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fatuity
- noun a ludicrous folly
silliness; absurdity; fatuousness.
- the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior
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fond
- adjective satellite having or displaying warmth or affection
lovesome; affectionate; tender; warm.
- affectionate children
- a fond embrace
- fond of his nephew
- a tender glance
- a warm embrace
- adjective satellite extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
adoring; doting.
- adoring grandparents
- deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain
- hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother
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idiotic
- adjective satellite insanely irresponsible
crackbrained.
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; preposterous; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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subnormal
- noun a person of less than normal intelligence
- adjective satellite below normal or average
- after the floods the harvests were subnormal
- subnormal intelligence
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unadvised
- adjective without careful prior deliberation or counsel
ill-advised.
- ill-advised efforts
- it would be ill-advised to accept the offer
- took the unadvised measure of going public with the accusations
- adjective satellite having received no information
- a defendant unadvised of her legal rights
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empty-headed
- adjective satellite lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
giddy; featherbrained; airheaded; lightheaded; dizzy; light-headed; silly.
- a dizzy blonde
- light-headed teenagers
- silly giggles
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brio
- noun quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
vivification; animation; spiritedness; invigoration.
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dopey
- adjective satellite having or revealing stupidity
goosey; dopy; goosy; anserine; jerky; foolish; gooselike.
- ridiculous anserine behavior
- a dopey answer
- a dopey kid
- some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
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silliness
- noun a ludicrous folly
absurdity; fatuity; fatuousness.
- the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior
- noun an impulsive scatterbrained manner
giddiness.
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rabid
- adjective of or infected by rabies
- adjective satellite marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
overzealous; fanatical; fanatic.
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madness
- noun obsolete terms for legal insanity
lunacy; insaneness.
- noun an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
lyssa; hydrophobia; rabies.
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mindlessness
- noun total lack of meaning or ideas
pointlessness; vacuity; senselessness; inanity.
- noun the trait of acting rashly and without prudence
heedlessness; rashness.
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rattlepated
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
rattlebrained; scatty; scatterbrained.
- his rattlebrained crackpot ideas
- how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
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saucy
- adjective satellite characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
impertinent; irreverent; pert.
- a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
- adjective satellite improperly forward or bold
impudent; wise; overbold; impertinent; fresh; sassy; smart.
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
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avid
- adjective satellite (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
esurient; devouring; greedy.
- avid for adventure
- an avid ambition to succeed
- fierce devouring affection
- the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity
- greedy for fame
- adjective satellite marked by active interest and enthusiasm
zealous.
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ill-judged
- adjective satellite not given careful consideration
ill-considered; improvident; shortsighted.
- ill-considered actions often result in disaster
- an ill-judged attempt
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craziness
- noun informal terms for insanity
flakiness; daftness.
- noun the quality of being rash and foolish
folly; madness; foolishness.
- trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly
- adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness
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vacuous
- adjective satellite devoid of intelligence
mindless; inane; fatuous; asinine.
- adjective satellite devoid of significance or point
empty; hollow.
- empty promises
- a hollow victory
- vacuous comments
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unadvisable
- adjective not prudent or wise; not recommended
inadvisable.
- running on the ice is inadvisable
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senseless
- adjective satellite not marked by the use of reason
mindless; reasonless.
- mindless violence
- reasonless hostility
- a senseless act
- adjective satellite unresponsive to stimulation
insensible.
- he lay insensible where he had fallen
- drugged and senseless
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rash
- noun any red eruption of the skin
skin rash; roseola; efflorescence.
- noun a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
blizzard.
- a rash of bank robberies
- a blizzard of lawsuits
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short
- noun the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- noun accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
short circuit.
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gormless
- adjective satellite (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality
gaumless.
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snappy
- adjective satellite apt to speak irritably
snappish.
- adjective satellite smart and fashionable
whipping.
- snappy conversation
- some sharp and whipping lines
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yokel
- noun a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
rube; bumpkin; yahoo; hayseed; chawbacon; hick.
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buffoonish
- adjective satellite like a clown
clownish; zany; clownlike.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
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inadvisable
- adjective not prudent or wise; not recommended
unadvisable.
- running on the ice is inadvisable
- adjective satellite not advisable
- an unnecessary and inadvisable action
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choleric
- adjective satellite easily moved to anger
- men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells
- adjective satellite quickly aroused to anger
quick-tempered; hot-tempered; hotheaded; short-tempered; irascible.
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otiose
- adjective satellite serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
pointless; senseless; purposeless; wasted; superfluous.
- otiose lines in a play
- advice is wasted words
- a pointless remark
- a life essentially purposeless
- senseless violence
- adjective satellite producing no result or effect
ineffectual; unavailing; futile.
- a futile effort
- the therapy was ineffectual
- an otiose undertaking
- an unavailing attempt
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sin
- noun estrangement from god
sinfulness; wickedness.
- noun an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
sinning.
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thickheaded
- adjective satellite (used informally) stupid
duncical; loggerheaded; blockheaded; duncish; fatheaded; boneheaded; thick; wooden-headed; thick-skulled.
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fool
- noun a person who lacks good judgment
saphead; sap; tomfool; muggins.
- noun a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
soft touch; sucker; gull; patsy; fall guy; mug; chump; mark.
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goof
- noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
cuckoo; fathead; goose; bozo; zany; twat; jackass; goofball.
- noun a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
goofball; buffoon; clown; merry andrew.
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offhanded
- adjective satellite with little or no preparation or forethought
extemporaneous; extempore; offhand; ad-lib; extemporary; unrehearsed; impromptu; off-the-cuff.
- his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
- an extemporaneous piano recital
- an extemporary lecture
- an extempore skit
- an impromptu speech
- offhand excuses
- trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
- an off-the-cuff toast
- a few unrehearsed comments
- adjective satellite casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
offhand.
- an offhand manner
- she treated most men with offhand contempt
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ludicrous
- adjective satellite broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
ridiculous; farcical.
- the wild farcical exuberance of a clown
- ludicrous green hair
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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improvident
- adjective not provident; not providing for the future
- adjective satellite not given careful consideration
ill-considered; ill-judged; shortsighted.
- ill-considered actions often result in disaster
- an ill-judged attempt
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around
- adverb in the area or vicinity
about.
- a few spectators standing about
- hanging around
- waited around for the next flight
- adverb by a circular or circuitous route
- He came all the way around the base
- the road goes around the pond
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disrespectful
- adjective exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous
- remarks disrespectful of the law
- disrespectful in the presence of his parents
- disrespectful toward his teacher
- adjective satellite neither feeling nor showing respect
awless; aweless.
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lightheadedness
- noun a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
giddiness; dizziness; vertigo.
- noun a frivolous lack of prudence
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motley
- noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
mixture; smorgasbord; variety; miscellanea; mixed bag; salmagundi; miscellany; assortment; potpourri.
- a great assortment of cars was on display
- he had a variety of disorders
- a veritable smorgasbord of religions
- noun a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
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superfluous
- adjective satellite serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
pointless; senseless; purposeless; wasted; otiose.
- otiose lines in a play
- advice is wasted words
- a pointless remark
- a life essentially purposeless
- senseless violence
- adjective satellite more than is needed, desired, or required
supererogatory; extra; redundant; surplus; spare; excess; supernumerary.
- trying to lose excess weight
- found some extra change lying on the dresser
- yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
- skills made redundant by technological advance
- sleeping in the spare room
- supernumerary ornamentation
- it was supererogatory of her to gloat
- delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words
- extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts
- surplus cheese distributed to the needy
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nonsense
- noun a message that seems to convey no meaning
bunk; hokum; meaninglessness; nonsensicality.
- noun ornamental objects of no great value
gimcrackery; trumpery; falderol; frill; gimcrack; folderal.
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perfunctory
- adjective satellite hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
passing; cursory; casual.
- a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
- a passing glance
- perfunctory courtesy
- adjective satellite as a formality only
pro forma.
- a one-candidate pro forma election
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resilient
- adjective satellite recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
- adjective satellite elastic; rebounds readily
bouncy; springy; live; lively.
- clean bouncy hair
- a lively tennis ball
- as resilient as seasoned hickory
- springy turf
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sappy
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
cockamamie; wacky; goofy; whacky; silly; zany; cockamamy.
- gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
- wore a goofy hat
- a silly idea
- some wacky plan for selling more books
- adjective satellite abounding in sap
- sappy maple trees
- sappy kindling wood
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dopy
- adjective satellite having or revealing stupidity
goosey; goosy; anserine; dopey; jerky; foolish; gooselike.
- ridiculous anserine behavior
- a dopey answer
- a dopey kid
- some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
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advised
- adjective having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
well-advised.
- a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan
- verb give advice to
advise; counsel; rede.
- The teacher counsels troubled students
- The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud
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lustful
- adjective satellite characterized by lust
prurient; salacious; lubricious.
- eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer
- her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature
- prurient literature
- prurient thoughts
- a salacious rooster of a little man
- adjective satellite driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
lascivious; libidinous; lewd.
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hollow
- noun a cavity or space in something
- hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks
- noun a small valley between mountains
holler.
- he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians
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irreverent
- adjective showing lack of due respect or veneration
- irreverent scholars mocking sacred things
- noisy irreverent tourists
- adjective satellite characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
impertinent; saucy; pert.
- a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
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fad
- noun an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
rage; furore; cult; furor; craze.
- he always follows the latest fads
- it was all the rage that season
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dim
- verb switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
dip.
- verb become dim or lusterless
- the lights dimmed and the curtain rose
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airheaded
- adjective satellite lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
giddy; featherbrained; lightheaded; empty-headed; dizzy; light-headed; silly.
- a dizzy blonde
- light-headed teenagers
- silly giggles
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like
- noun a similar kind
the likes of; the like.
- dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here
- noun a kind of person
ilk.
- We'll not see his like again
- I can't tolerate people of his ilk
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wooden
- adjective satellite made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
- a wooden box
- an ancient cart with wooden wheels
- adjective satellite lacking ease or grace
- the actor's performance was wooden
- a wooden smile
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misguided
- adjective satellite poorly conceived or thought out
ill-conceived.
- an ill-conceived plan to take over the company
- verb lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
mislead; lead astray; misguide; misdirect.
- The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver
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drop
- noun a shape that is spherical and small
bead; pearl.
- he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops
- beads of sweat on his forehead
- noun a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
driblet; drib.
- he had a drop too much to drink
- a drop of each sample was analyzed
- there is not a drop of pity in that man
- years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling
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paying_attention
- noun paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
attentiveness; regard; heed.
- his attentiveness to her wishes
- he spends without heed to the consequences
- adjective taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention
thoughtful; attentive; heedful.
- heedful of the warnings
- so heedful a writer
- heedful of what they were doing
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sloppy
- adjective satellite lacking neatness or order
- a sloppy room
- sloppy habits
- adjective satellite wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
- a sloppy floor
- a sloppy saucer
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clown
- noun a rude or vulgar fool
buffoon.
- noun a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
goof; goofball; buffoon; merry andrew.
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racy
- adjective satellite full of zest or vigor
lively.
- adjective satellite marked by richness and fullness of flavor
robust; full-bodied; rich.
- a rich ruby port
- full-bodied wines
- a robust claret
- the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee
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blockheaded
- adjective satellite (used informally) stupid
duncical; loggerheaded; duncish; fatheaded; boneheaded; thick; wooden-headed; thick-skulled; thickheaded.
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yokel-like
- adjective satellite stupid and ignorant like proverbial rural inhabitants
- the boy's empty yokel-like expression
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goofy
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
cockamamie; wacky; sappy; whacky; silly; zany; cockamamy.
- gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
- wore a goofy hat
- a silly idea
- some wacky plan for selling more books
- noun a cartoon character created by Walt Disney
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careless
- adjective marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
- careless about her clothes
- forgotten by some careless person
- a careless housekeeper
- careless proofreading
- it was a careless mistake
- hurt by a careless remark
- adjective satellite effortless and unstudied
- an impression of careless elegance
- danced with careless grace
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mock
- noun the act of mocking or ridiculing
- verb treat with contempt
bemock.
- The new constitution mocks all democratic principles
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harebrained
- adjective satellite very foolish
insane; mad.
- harebrained ideas
- took insane risks behind the wheel
- a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains
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boisterous
- adjective satellite noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
rambunctious; rumbustious; robustious; unruly.
- a boisterous crowd
- a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand
- a robustious group of teenagers
- beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings
- an unruly class
- adjective satellite full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
knockabout.
- boisterous practical jokes
- knockabout comedy
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boneheaded
- adjective satellite (used informally) stupid
duncical; loggerheaded; blockheaded; duncish; fatheaded; thick; wooden-headed; thick-skulled; thickheaded.
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spirited
- adjective displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
- verb infuse with spirit
spirit up; spirit; inspirit.
- The company spirited him up
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foolish
- adjective devoid of good sense or judgment
- foolish remarks
- a foolish decision
- adjective satellite having or revealing stupidity
goosey; dopy; goosy; anserine; dopey; jerky; gooselike.
- ridiculous anserine behavior
- a dopey answer
- a dopey kid
- some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
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rattlebrained
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
scatty; rattlepated; scatterbrained.
- his rattlebrained crackpot ideas
- how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
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goosey
- adjective satellite having or revealing stupidity
dopy; goosy; anserine; dopey; jerky; foolish; gooselike.
- ridiculous anserine behavior
- a dopey answer
- a dopey kid
- some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
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slow
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
decelerate; slow down; retard; slow up.
- verb become slow or slower
slacken; slow down; slack; slow up.
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reasonless
- adjective satellite not marked by the use of reason
mindless; senseless.
- mindless violence
- reasonless hostility
- a senseless act
- adjective satellite not endowed with the capacity to reason
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ill-conceived
- adjective satellite poorly conceived or thought out
misguided.
- an ill-conceived plan to take over the company
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bozo
- noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
goof; cuckoo; fathead; goose; zany; twat; jackass; goofball.
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
guy; hombre; cat.
- a nice guy
- the guy's only doing it for some doll
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impassioned
- adjective satellite characterized by intense emotion
perfervid; torrid; fervid; fiery; ardent; fervent.
- ardent love
- an ardent lover
- a fervent desire to change society
- a fervent admirer
- fiery oratory
- an impassioned appeal
- a torrid love affair
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hare
- noun swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
- noun flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
rabbit.
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deaf
- noun people who have severe hearing impairments
- many of the deaf use sign language
- verb make or render deaf
deafen.
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wacky
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
cockamamie; goofy; sappy; whacky; silly; zany; cockamamy.
- gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
- wore a goofy hat
- a silly idea
- some wacky plan for selling more books
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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preposterous
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; idiotic; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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goose
- noun web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
- noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
goof; cuckoo; fathead; bozo; zany; twat; jackass; goofball.
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dumb
- adjective satellite slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
dim; slow; dense; obtuse; dull.
- so dense he never understands anything I say to him
- never met anyone quite so dim
- although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray
- dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
- he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
- worked with the slow students
- adjective satellite temporarily incapable of speaking
speechless.
- struck dumb
- speechless with shock
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deride
- verb treat or speak of with contempt
- He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics
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vivacious
- adjective satellite vigorous and animated
vibrant.
- a vibrant group that challenged the system
- a charming and vivacious hostess
- a vivacious folk dance
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exuberant
- adjective satellite joyously unrestrained
high-spirited; ebullient.
- adjective satellite unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
extravagant; overweening; excessive.
- extravagant praise
- exuberant compliments
- overweening ambition
- overweening greed
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ardent
- adjective satellite characterized by intense emotion
impassioned; perfervid; torrid; fervid; fiery; fervent.
- ardent love
- an ardent lover
- a fervent desire to change society
- a fervent admirer
- fiery oratory
- an impassioned appeal
- a torrid love affair
- adjective satellite characterized by strong enthusiasm
warm.
- ardent revolutionaries
- warm support
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ablaze
- adjective satellite keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
aroused; aflame.
- his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker
- he was aflame with desire
- adjective satellite lighted up by or as by fire or flame
afire; alight; on fire; aflame; aflare.
- forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning
- even the car's tires were aflame
- a night aflare with fireworks
- candles alight on the tables
- houses on fire
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absurdity
- noun a message whose content is at variance with reason
absurdness; ridiculousness.
- noun a ludicrous folly
silliness; fatuity; fatuousness.
- the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior
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casual
- adjective satellite marked by blithe unconcern
nonchalant; insouciant.
- an ability to interest casual students
- showed a casual disregard for cold weather
- an utterly insouciant financial policy
- an elegantly insouciant manner
- drove his car with nonchalant abandon
- was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner
- adjective satellite without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
- a casual remark
- information collected by casual methods and in their spare time
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vacuity
- noun the absence of matter
vacuum.
- noun a region that is devoid of matter
vacuum.
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gallant
- noun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
dandy; clotheshorse; fop; beau; swell; dude; sheik; fashion plate.
- noun a man who attends or escorts a woman
squire.
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derisive
- adjective satellite abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
gibelike; taunting; jeering; mocking.
- derisive laughter
- a jeering crowd
- her mocking smile
- taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'
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dense
- adjective satellite permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
heavy; impenetrable.
- dense smoke
- heavy fog
- impenetrable gloom
- adjective satellite hard to pass through because of dense growth
thick.
- dense vegetation
- thick woods
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illogical
- adjective lacking in correct logical relation
unlogical.
- adjective satellite lacking orderly continuity
disordered; disconnected; garbled; scattered; confused; disjointed; unconnected.
- a confused set of instructions
- a confused dream about the end of the world
- disconnected fragments of a story
- scattered thoughts
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gung
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gibelike
- adjective satellite abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
derisive; taunting; jeering; mocking.
- derisive laughter
- a jeering crowd
- her mocking smile
- taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'
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paying
- adjective satellite yielding a fair profit
gainful; paid.
- verb give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
pay.
- I paid four dollars for this sandwich
- Pay the waitress, please
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stupid
- noun a person who is not very bright
pillock; dullard; pudding head; poor fish; stupe; pudden-head; stupid person; dolt.
- adjective lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
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gaga
- adjective satellite mentally or physically infirm with age
senile; doddering; doddery.
- his mother was doddering and frail
- adjective satellite intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
wild; crazy; dotty.
- crazy about cars and racing
- he is potty about her
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pert
- adjective satellite characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
impertinent; saucy; irreverent.
- a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
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silly
- noun a word used for misbehaving children
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
cockamamie; wacky; goofy; sappy; whacky; zany; cockamamy.
- gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
- wore a goofy hat
- a silly idea
- some wacky plan for selling more books
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fathead
- noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
goof; cuckoo; goose; bozo; zany; twat; jackass; goofball.
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aflame
- adjective satellite keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
ablaze; aroused.
- his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker
- he was aflame with desire
- adjective satellite lighted up by or as by fire or flame
afire; alight; on fire; ablaze; aflare.
- forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning
- even the car's tires were aflame
- a night aflare with fireworks
- candles alight on the tables
- houses on fire
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vibrant
- adjective satellite vigorous and animated
vivacious.
- a vibrant group that challenged the system
- a charming and vivacious hostess
- a vivacious folk dance
- adjective satellite of sounds that are strong and resonating
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clownish
- adjective satellite like a clown
zany; buffoonish; clownlike.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
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mettlesome
- adjective satellite having a proud and unbroken spirit
- adjective satellite willing to face danger
gritty; spunky; gamy; spirited; game; gamey.
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roast
- noun a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
joint.
- noun negative criticism
knock.
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pathetic
- adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
poor; wretched; pitiable; piteous; misfortunate; miserable; pitiful; hapless.
- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
- adjective satellite inspiring mixed contempt and pity
pitiful; pitiable.
- their efforts were pathetic
- pitiable lack of character
- pitiful exhibition of cowardice
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nitwitted
- adjective satellite (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
witless; senseless; soft-witted.
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weak
- adjective wanting in physical strength
- adjective satellite overly diluted; thin and insipid
watery; washy.
- washy coffee
- watery milk
- weak tea
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spunky
- adjective satellite showing courage
feisty; plucky.
- the champion is faced with a feisty challenger
- adjective satellite willing to face danger
gritty; mettlesome; gamy; spirited; game; gamey.
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attention
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attending.
- noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
aid; tending; care.
- no medical care was required
- the old car needs constant attention
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feisty
- adjective satellite showing courage
spunky; plucky.
- the champion is faced with a feisty challenger
- adjective satellite quick to take offense
touchy; thin-skinned; huffy.
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jester
- noun a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
fool; motley fool.
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clownlike
- adjective satellite like a clown
clownish; zany; buffoonish.
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
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wild
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
natural state; state of nature.
- he lived in the wild
- they collected mushrooms in the wild
- noun a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
wilderness.
- it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
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fervid
- adjective satellite characterized by intense emotion
impassioned; perfervid; torrid; fiery; ardent; fervent.
- ardent love
- an ardent lover
- a fervent desire to change society
- a fervent admirer
- fiery oratory
- an impassioned appeal
- a torrid love affair
- adjective satellite extremely hot
fervent.
- the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope
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dashing
- adjective satellite lively and spirited
gallant.
- verb run or move very quickly or hastily
shoot; flash; dart; dash; scud; scoot.
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light-headed
- adjective satellite weak and likely to lose consciousness
light; swooning; faint; lightheaded.
- suddenly felt faint from the pain
- was sick and faint from hunger
- felt light in the head
- a swooning fit
- light-headed with wine
- light-headed from lack of sleep
- adjective satellite lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
giddy; featherbrained; airheaded; lightheaded; empty-headed; dizzy; silly.
- a dizzy blonde
- light-headed teenagers
- silly giggles
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furore
- noun an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
rage; fad; cult; furor; craze.
- he always follows the latest fads
- it was all the rage that season
- noun a sudden outburst (as of protest)
furor.
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cult
- noun followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
- noun an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
rage; fad; furore; furor; craze.
- he always follows the latest fads
- it was all the rage that season
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laughable
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; risible; mirthful; amusing; comic; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
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cockamamy
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
cockamamie; wacky; goofy; sappy; whacky; silly; zany.
- gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
- wore a goofy hat
- a silly idea
- some wacky plan for selling more books
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passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
passing play; passing game; pass.
- the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; exit; expiration; release.
- thousands mourned his passing
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farcical
- adjective satellite broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
ridiculous; ludicrous.
- the wild farcical exuberance of a clown
- ludicrous green hair
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cuckoo
- noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
goof; fathead; goose; bozo; zany; twat; jackass; goofball.
- noun any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
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stylish
- adjective having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
fashionable.
- a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey
- the stylish resort of Gstadd
- adjective being or in accordance with current social fashions
fashionable.
- fashionable clothing
- the fashionable side of town
- a fashionable cafe
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soft
- adjective yielding readily to pressure or weight
- adjective compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- he was soft on his children
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ill
- noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
complaint; ailment.
- adjective affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
sick.
- ill from the monotony of his suffering
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ridicule
- noun language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
- noun the act of deriding or treating with contempt
derision.
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stupidity
- noun a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
- noun a stupid mistake
betise; folly; foolishness; imbecility.
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headless
- adjective not having a head or formed without a head
- the headless horseman
- brads are headless nails
- adjective satellite not using intelligence
brainless.
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unthinking
- adjective satellite not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
unthoughtful; unreflective.
- adjective satellite without care or thought for others; `Let them eat cake'"
thoughtless; uncaring.
- the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread
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reckless
- adjective satellite marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
foolhardy; rash; heady.
- foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker
- became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay
- a reckless driver
- a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest
- adjective satellite characterized by careless unconcern
heedless.
- the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton
- reckless squandering of public funds
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dotty
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- adjective satellite intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
wild; crazy; gaga.
- crazy about cars and racing
- he is potty about her
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wit
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; humor; humour.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; brain.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
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witless
- adjective satellite (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
senseless; soft-witted; nitwitted.
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nonmeaningful
- adjective having no meaning or direction or purpose
meaningless.
- a meaningless endeavor
- a meaningless life
- a verbose but meaningless explanation
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con
- noun an argument opposed to a proposal
- noun a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
inmate; convict; yard bird; yardbird.
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insane
- adjective afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
- was declared insane
- insane laughter
- adjective satellite very foolish
mad; harebrained.
- harebrained ideas
- took insane risks behind the wheel
- a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains
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merry
- adjective satellite full of or showing high-spirited merriment
jocund; gay; mirthful; jolly; jovial.
- when hearts were young and gay
- a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
- the jolly crowd at the reunion
- jolly old Saint Nick
- a jovial old gentleman
- have a merry Christmas
- peals of merry laughter
- a mirthful laugh
- adjective satellite offering fun and gaiety
festal; gay; festive.
- a festive (or festal) occasion
- gay and exciting night life
- a merry evening
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headed
- adjective satellite having a heading or course in a certain direction
- verb to go or travel towards
head.
- where is she heading
- We were headed for the mountains
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whacky
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
cockamamie; wacky; goofy; sappy; silly; zany; cockamamy.
- gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
- wore a goofy hat
- a silly idea
- some wacky plan for selling more books
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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slow-witted
- adjective satellite retarded in intellectual development
half-witted; feebleminded; backward.
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heedless
- adjective marked by or paying little heed or attention; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt
unheeding.
- We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals
- heedless of danger
- heedless of the child's crying
- adjective satellite characterized by careless unconcern
reckless.
- the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton
- reckless squandering of public funds
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haphazard
- adjective satellite dependent upon or characterized by chance
hit-or-miss.
- a haphazard plan of action
- his judgment is rather hit-or-miss
- adjective satellite marked by great carelessness
slipshod; slapdash; sloppy.
- a most haphazard system of record keeping
- slapdash work
- slipshod spelling
- sloppy workmanship
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twat
- noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
goof; cuckoo; fathead; goose; bozo; zany; jackass; goofball.
- noun obscene terms for female genitals
puss; pussy; snatch; slit; cunt.
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humourous
- adjective full of or characterized by humor
humorous.
- humorous stories
- humorous cartoons
- in a humorous vein
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lively
- adjective full of life and energy
- a lively discussion
- lively and attractive parents
- a lively party
- adjective satellite full of zest or vigor
racy.
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purblind
- adjective satellite having greatly reduced vision
dim-sighted; visually impaired; sand-blind; visually challenged; near-blind.
- adjective satellite lacking in insight or discernment
obtuse.
- too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior
- a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin
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thick
- noun the location of something surrounded by other things
midst.
- in the midst of the crowd
- adjective not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
- an inch thick
- a thick board
- a thick sandwich
- spread a thick layer of butter
- thick coating of dust
- thick warm blankets
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pointless
- adjective not having a point especially a sharp point
unpointed.
- my pencils are all pointless
- adjective satellite serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
senseless; purposeless; wasted; otiose; superfluous.
- otiose lines in a play
- advice is wasted words
- a pointless remark
- a life essentially purposeless
- senseless violence
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thick-skulled
- adjective satellite (used informally) stupid
duncical; loggerheaded; blockheaded; duncish; fatheaded; boneheaded; thick; wooden-headed; thickheaded.
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rashness
- noun the trait of acting rashly and without prudence
heedlessness; mindlessness.
- noun the trait of giving little thought to danger
foolhardiness; recklessness.
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ill-considered
- adjective satellite not given careful consideration
ill-judged; improvident; shortsighted.
- ill-considered actions often result in disaster
- an ill-judged attempt
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harlequin
- noun a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)
- verb variegate with spots or marks
- His face was harlequined with patches
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humorous
- adjective full of or characterized by humor
humourous.
- humorous stories
- humorous cartoons
- in a humorous vein
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whipping
- noun beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
flogging; lashing; tanning; flagellation.
- noun a sound defeat
trouncing; drubbing; thrashing; slaughter; debacle; walloping.
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perfervid
- adjective satellite characterized by intense emotion
impassioned; torrid; fervid; fiery; ardent; fervent.
- ardent love
- an ardent lover
- a fervent desire to change society
- a fervent admirer
- fiery oratory
- an impassioned appeal
- a torrid love affair
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derision
- noun contemptuous laughter
- noun the act of deriding or treating with contempt
ridicule.
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mindless
- adjective satellite lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being
- the shrieking of the mindless wind
- adjective satellite requiring little mental effort
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fiery
- adjective satellite characterized by intense emotion
impassioned; perfervid; torrid; fervid; ardent; fervent.
- ardent love
- an ardent lover
- a fervent desire to change society
- a fervent admirer
- fiery oratory
- an impassioned appeal
- a torrid love affair
- adjective satellite like or suggestive of fire
igneous.
- a fiery desert wind
- an igneous desert atmosphere
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motley_fool
- noun a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
fool; jester.
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incautious
- adjective lacking in caution
- an incautious remark
- incautious talk
- adjective satellite carelessly failing to exercise proper caution
- an incautious step sent her headlong down the stairs
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furor
- noun an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
rage; fad; furore; cult; craze.
- he always follows the latest fads
- it was all the rage that season
- noun a sudden outburst (as of protest)
furore.
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jerky
- noun meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
jerked meat; jerk.
- adjective satellite lacking a steady rhythm
jerking; arrhythmic.
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jackass
- noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
goof; cuckoo; fathead; goose; bozo; zany; twat; goofball.
- noun male donkey
jack.
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yeasty
- adjective of or resembling or containing yeast
yeastlike.
- adjective satellite marked by spirited enjoyment
zesty; barmy; zestful.
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empty
- noun a container that has been emptied
- return all empties to the store
- verb make void or empty of contents
- Empty the box
- The alarm emptied the building
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judge
- noun a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
justice; jurist.
- noun an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
evaluator.
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drop_the_ball
- verb commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
goof; boob; sin; blunder.
- I blundered during the job interview
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knockabout
- noun a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
- adjective satellite full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
boisterous.
- boisterous practical jokes
- knockabout comedy
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featherbrained
- adjective satellite lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
giddy; airheaded; lightheaded; empty-headed; dizzy; light-headed; silly.
- a dizzy blonde
- light-headed teenagers
- silly giggles
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fanatical
- adjective satellite marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
rabid; overzealous; fanatic.
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fanatic
- noun a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
fiend.
- A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill
- adjective satellite marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
rabid; overzealous; fanatical.
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goosy
- adjective satellite having or revealing stupidity
goosey; dopy; anserine; dopey; jerky; foolish; gooselike.
- ridiculous anserine behavior
- a dopey answer
- a dopey kid
- some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
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mad
- adjective satellite roused to anger
sore; huffy.
- stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain
- she gets mad when you wake her up so early
- mad at his friend
- sore over a remark
- adjective satellite affected with madness or insanity
crazy; unhinged; brainsick; demented; disturbed; sick; unbalanced.
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jeering
- noun showing your contempt by derision
jeer; scoffing; scoff; mockery.
- verb laugh at with contempt and derision
barrack; jeer; gibe; scoff; flout.
- The crowd jeered at the speaker
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andrew
- noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
Saint Andrew; Saint Andrew the Apostle; St. Andrew.
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ride
- noun a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
drive.
- he took the family for a drive in his new car
- noun a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
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mocking
- adjective satellite abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
derisive; gibelike; taunting; jeering.
- derisive laughter
- a jeering crowd
- her mocking smile
- taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'
- verb treat with contempt
bemock; mock.
- The new constitution mocks all democratic principles
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duncish
- adjective satellite (used informally) stupid
duncical; loggerheaded; blockheaded; fatheaded; boneheaded; thick; wooden-headed; thick-skulled; thickheaded.
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ho
- noun a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
holmium; atomic number 67.
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antic
- noun a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
caper; joke; trick; put-on; prank.
- verb act as or like a clown
clown around; clown.
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enthusiasm
- noun a feeling of excitement
- noun overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
exuberance; ebullience.
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wasted
- adjective satellite serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
pointless; senseless; purposeless; otiose; superfluous.
- otiose lines in a play
- advice is wasted words
- a pointless remark
- a life essentially purposeless
- senseless violence
- verb spend thoughtlessly; throw away
blow; waste; squander.
- He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
- You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
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ill-advised
- adjective without careful prior deliberation or counsel
unadvised.
- ill-advised efforts
- it would be ill-advised to accept the offer
- took the unadvised measure of going public with the accusations
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zany
- noun a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
- noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
goof; cuckoo; fathead; goose; bozo; twat; jackass; goofball.
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heedlessness
- noun a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
inattentiveness.
- noun the trait of acting rashly and without prudence
mindlessness; rashness.
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dull
- verb make dull in appearance
- Age had dulled the surface
- verb become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
- the varnished table top dulled with time
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plucky
- adjective marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; it was a gutsy thing to do"
gutsy.
- you have to admire her
- the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist
- a gutsy red wine
- adjective satellite showing courage
spunky; feisty.
- the champion is faced with a feisty challenger
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injudicious
- adjective satellite lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise
- an injudicious measure
- the result of an injudicious decision
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evangelical
- adjective relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels
- evangelical Christianity
- an ultraconservative evangelical message
- adjective of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
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gaumless
- adjective satellite (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality
gormless.
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waste
- noun any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
waste material; waste matter; waste product.
- they collect the waste once a week
- much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers
- noun useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
dissipation; wastefulness.
- if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste
- mindless dissipation of natural resources
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lightheaded
- adjective satellite weak and likely to lose consciousness
light; swooning; faint; light-headed.
- suddenly felt faint from the pain
- was sick and faint from hunger
- felt light in the head
- a swooning fit
- light-headed with wine
- light-headed from lack of sleep
- adjective satellite lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
giddy; featherbrained; airheaded; empty-headed; dizzy; light-headed; silly.
- a dizzy blonde
- light-headed teenagers
- silly giggles
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rage
- noun a feeling of intense anger
fury; madness.
- hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
- his face turned red with rage
- noun a state of extreme anger
- she fell into a rage and refused to answer
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myopic
- adjective unable to see distant objects clearly
nearsighted; shortsighted.
- adjective satellite lacking foresight or scope
unforesightful; short; shortsighted.
- a short view of the problem
- shortsighted policies
- shortsighted critics derided the plan
- myopic thinking
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folly
- noun the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
unwiseness; foolishness.
- noun a stupid mistake
betise; stupidity; foolishness; imbecility.
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purposeless
- adjective not evidencing any purpose or goal
- adjective satellite serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
pointless; senseless; wasted; otiose; superfluous.
- otiose lines in a play
- advice is wasted words
- a pointless remark
- a life essentially purposeless
- senseless violence
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goofball
- noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
goof; cuckoo; fathead; goose; bozo; zany; twat; jackass.
- noun a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
goof; buffoon; clown; merry andrew.
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fatheaded
- adjective satellite (used informally) stupid
duncical; loggerheaded; blockheaded; duncish; boneheaded; thick; wooden-headed; thick-skulled; thickheaded.
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worthless
- adjective lacking in usefulness or value
- adjective satellite morally reprehensible
unworthy; vile; slimy; wretched; ugly; despicable.
- would do something as despicable as murder
- ugly crimes
- the vile development of slavery appalled them
- a slimy little liar
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inanity
- noun total lack of meaning or ideas
pointlessness; vacuity; senselessness; mindlessness.
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vacuousness
- noun indicative of or marked by mental vacuity and an absence of ideas
- the vacuousness of her face belied her feelings
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crazy
- noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
loony; weirdo; looney; nutcase.
- adjective satellite affected with madness or insanity
unhinged; brainsick; demented; disturbed; mad; sick; unbalanced.
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derisory
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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half
- noun one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
one-half.
- half a loaf
- half an hour
- a century and one half
- noun one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
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unwise
- adjective satellite showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
- an unwise investor is soon impoverished
- adjective satellite not appropriate to the purpose
inexpedient.
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demon
- noun an evil supernatural being
daemon; devil; daimon; fiend.
- noun a cruel wicked and inhuman person
ogre; devil; monster; fiend.
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meaningless
- adjective having no meaning or direction or purpose
nonmeaningful.
- a meaningless endeavor
- a meaningless life
- a verbose but meaningless explanation
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overzealous
- adjective satellite marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
rabid; fanatical; fanatic.
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high
- noun a lofty level or position or degree
- summer temperatures reached an all-time high
- noun an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
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cockeyed
- adjective satellite turned or twisted toward one side
skew-whiff; lopsided; wonky; askew; awry.
- a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton
- his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; ridiculous; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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dizzy
- verb make dizzy or giddy
- adjective satellite having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
giddy; vertiginous; woozy.
- had a dizzy spell
- a dizzy pinnacle
- had a headache and felt giddy
- a giddy precipice
- feeling woozy from the blow on his head
- a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff
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foolishness
- noun the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
folly; unwiseness.
- noun the quality of being rash and foolish
folly; madness; craziness.
- trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly
- adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness
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sprightly
- adjective satellite full of spirit and vitality
- a sprightly young girl
- a sprightly dance
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obtuse
- adjective of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
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indifferent
- adjective satellite marked by a lack of interest; it is simply indifferent"
apathetic.
- an apathetic audience
- the universe is neither hostile nor friendly
- adjective satellite showing no care or concern in attitude or action
- indifferent to the sufferings of others
- indifferent to her plea
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cursory
- adjective satellite hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
perfunctory; passing; casual.
- a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
- a passing glance
- perfunctory courtesy
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nonsensical
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; ridiculous; absurd; laughable.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
- adjective satellite having no intelligible meaning
nonsense.
- nonsense syllables
- a nonsensical jumble of words
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craze
- noun an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
rage; fad; furore; cult; furor.
- he always follows the latest fads
- it was all the rage that season
- noun state of violent mental agitation
fury; delirium; frenzy; hysteria.
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slapdash
- adjective satellite marked by great carelessness
haphazard; slipshod; sloppy.
- a most haphazard system of record keeping
- slapdash work
- slipshod spelling
- sloppy workmanship
- adverb in a careless or reckless manner
slam-bang.
- the shelves were put up slapdash
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wooden-headed
- adjective satellite (used informally) stupid
duncical; loggerheaded; blockheaded; duncish; fatheaded; boneheaded; thick; thick-skulled; thickheaded.
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fashionable
- adjective being or in accordance with current social fashions
stylish.
- fashionable clothing
- the fashionable side of town
- a fashionable cafe
- adjective having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
stylish.
- a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey
- the stylish resort of Gstadd
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unheeding
- adjective marked by or paying little heed or attention; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt
heedless.
- We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals
- heedless of danger
- heedless of the child's crying
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aroused
- adjective satellite aroused to action
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; enkindle; elicit; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
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offhand
- adjective satellite with little or no preparation or forethought
extemporaneous; extempore; ad-lib; offhanded; extemporary; unrehearsed; impromptu; off-the-cuff.
- his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
- an extemporaneous piano recital
- an extemporary lecture
- an extempore skit
- an impromptu speech
- offhand excuses
- trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
- an off-the-cuff toast
- a few unrehearsed comments
- adjective satellite casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
offhanded.
- an offhand manner
- she treated most men with offhand contempt
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soft-witted
- adjective satellite (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
witless; senseless; nitwitted.
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fatuousness
- noun a ludicrous folly
silliness; absurdity; fatuity.
- the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior
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half-witted
- adjective satellite retarded in intellectual development
feebleminded; backward; slow-witted.
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glowing
- noun the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
radiance; glow.
- verb emit a steady even light without flames
glow.
- The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden
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barmy
- adjective satellite marked by spirited enjoyment
yeasty; zesty; zestful.
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
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buffoon
- noun a rude or vulgar fool
clown.
- noun a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
goof; goofball; clown; merry andrew.
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boob
- noun an ignorant or foolish person
dummy; booby; dope; pinhead; dumbbell.
- noun either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
titty; tit; bosom; knocker; breast.
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evangelistic
- adjective relating to or promoting the preaching and dissemination of the Christian gospel
- evangelistic fervor
- the evangelistic concerns of the early church
- adjective satellite marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause
evangelical.
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gooselike
- adjective satellite having or revealing stupidity
goosey; dopy; goosy; anserine; dopey; jerky; foolish.
- ridiculous anserine behavior
- a dopey answer
- a dopey kid
- some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
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frivolous
- adjective not serious in content or attitude or behavior
- a frivolous novel
- a frivolous remark
- a frivolous young woman
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imprudent
- adjective not prudent or wise
- very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas
- would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger
- adjective satellite lacking wise self-restraint
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lusty
- adjective satellite vigorously passionate
lustful; concupiscent.
- adjective satellite endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
hearty; red-blooded; full-blooded.
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giddy
- adjective satellite having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
vertiginous; dizzy; woozy.
- had a dizzy spell
- a dizzy pinnacle
- had a headache and felt giddy
- a giddy precipice
- feeling woozy from the blow on his head
- a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff
- adjective satellite lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
featherbrained; airheaded; lightheaded; empty-headed; dizzy; light-headed; silly.
- a dizzy blonde
- light-headed teenagers
- silly giggles
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ball
- noun round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
- the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve
- the mayor threw out the first ball
- the ball rolled into the corner pocket
- noun a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
musket ball.
- they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball
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shortsighted
- adjective satellite lacking foresight or scope
unforesightful; short; myopic.
- a short view of the problem
- shortsighted policies
- shortsighted critics derided the plan
- myopic thinking
- adjective unable to see distant objects clearly
nearsighted; myopic.
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regardless
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
careless.
- careless of the consequences
- crushing the blooms with regardless tread
- adverb in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
irrespective; disregarding; no matter; disregardless.
- he carried on regardless of the difficulties
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warm
- verb get warm or warmer
warm up.
- The soup warmed slowly on the stove
- verb make warm or warmer
- The blanket will warm you
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conceive
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
believe; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
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whiteface
- noun hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States
Hereford.
- noun a clown whose face is covered with white make-up
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anserine
- adjective of or resembling a goose
- adjective satellite having or revealing stupidity
goosey; dopy; goosy; dopey; jerky; foolish; gooselike.
- ridiculous anserine behavior
- a dopey answer
- a dopey kid
- some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
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kelly
- noun United States circus clown (1898-1979)
Weary Willie; Emmett Kelly.
- noun United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)
Grace Patricia Kelly; Princess Grace of Monaco; Grace Kelly.
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slipshod
- adjective satellite marked by great carelessness
haphazard; slapdash; sloppy.
- a most haphazard system of record keeping
- slapdash work
- slipshod spelling
- sloppy workmanship
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fervent
- adjective satellite characterized by intense emotion
impassioned; perfervid; torrid; fervid; fiery; ardent.
- ardent love
- an ardent lover
- a fervent desire to change society
- a fervent admirer
- fiery oratory
- an impassioned appeal
- a torrid love affair
- adjective satellite extremely hot
fervid.
- the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope
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cockamamie
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
wacky; goofy; sappy; whacky; silly; zany; cockamamy.
- gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
- wore a goofy hat
- a silly idea
- some wacky plan for selling more books
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dummy
- noun a person who does not talk
silent person.
- noun an ignorant or foolish person
booby; dope; pinhead; boob; dumbbell.
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duncical
- adjective satellite (used informally) stupid
loggerheaded; blockheaded; duncish; fatheaded; boneheaded; thick; wooden-headed; thick-skulled; thickheaded.
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inexpedient
- adjective not suitable or advisable
- adjective satellite not appropriate to the purpose
unwise.
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unforesightful
- adjective satellite lacking foresight or scope
short; shortsighted; myopic.
- a short view of the problem
- shortsighted policies
- shortsighted critics derided the plan
- myopic thinking
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considered
- adjective satellite carefully weighed
- verb deem to be
reckon; see; regard; consider; view.
- She views this quite differently from me
- I consider her to be shallow
- I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do
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light
- noun (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
visible light; visible radiation.
- the light was filtered through a soft glass window
- noun any device serving as a source of illumination
light source.
- he stopped the car and turned off the lights
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enthusiastic
- adjective having or showing great excitement and interest
- enthusiastic crowds filled the streets
- an enthusiastic response
- was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons
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zesty
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
savory; piquant; savoury; spicy.
- adjective satellite marked by spirited enjoyment
yeasty; barmy; zestful.
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unreasonable
- adjective not reasonable; not showing good judgment
- adjective satellite beyond normal limits
undue; inordinate; excessive.
- excessive charges
- a book of inordinate length
- his dress stops just short of undue elegance
- unreasonable demands
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blunder
- noun an embarrassing mistake
botch; boo-boo; flub; blooper; foul-up; pratfall; boner; fuckup; bungle; bloomer.
- verb commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
drop the ball; goof; boob; sin.
- I blundered during the job interview
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loggerheaded
- adjective satellite (used informally) stupid
duncical; blockheaded; duncish; fatheaded; boneheaded; thick; wooden-headed; thick-skulled; thickheaded.
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torrid
- adjective satellite characterized by intense emotion
impassioned; perfervid; fervid; fiery; ardent; fervent.
- ardent love
- an ardent lover
- a fervent desire to change society
- a fervent admirer
- fiery oratory
- an impassioned appeal
- a torrid love affair
- adjective satellite emotionally charged and vigorously energetic
- a torrid dance
- torrid jazz bands
- hot trumpets and torrid rhythms
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ridiculous
- adjective satellite inspiring scornful pity
silly; pathetic.
- how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
- adjective satellite incongruous; inviting ridicule
derisory; ludicrous; idiotic; preposterous; cockeyed; absurd; laughable; nonsensical.
- the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
- that's a cockeyed idea
- ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
- a contribution so small as to be laughable
- it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
- a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
- her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
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scatty
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
rattlebrained; rattlepated; scatterbrained.
- his rattlebrained crackpot ideas
- how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
- adjective satellite lost in thought; showing preoccupation
absent; absentminded; abstracted.
- an absent stare
- an absentminded professor
- the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
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absurd
- noun a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless
the absurd.
- The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
- adjective satellite inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
- the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
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impertinent
- adjective satellite characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
saucy; irreverent; pert.
- a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
- adjective satellite not pertinent to the matter under consideration
orthogonal; extraneous; immaterial.
- an issue extraneous to the debate
- the price was immaterial
- mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
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scatterbrained
- adjective satellite lacking sense or discretion
rattlebrained; scatty; rattlepated.
- his rattlebrained crackpot ideas
- how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
- adjective satellite guided by whim and fancy
flighty; flyaway; head-in-the-clouds.
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backward
- adjective directed or facing toward the back or rear
- adjective (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
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inane
- adjective satellite devoid of intelligence
vacuous; mindless; fatuous; asinine.
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