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1. Definition: 1. cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"

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1. Definition: 1. on or toward the lee; "put the helm alee"

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1. Definition: 1. of hair that resembles wire in stiffness; "wiry red hair"

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1. Definition: 1. not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"

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1. Definition: 1. not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"

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1. Definition: 1. a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust

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1. Definition: 1. Company

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1. Definition: 1. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

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1. Definition: 1. risque English comedian (1925-1992)

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1. Definition: 1. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"

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1. Definition: 1. (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance"

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1. Definition: 1. produced without vibration of the vocal cords; "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'"

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1. Definition: 1. smelling of fermentation or staleness

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1. Definition: 1. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

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1. Definition: 1. United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)

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1. Definition: 1. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

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1. Definition: 1. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"

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1. Definition: 1. euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout"

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1. Definition: 1. relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale; "tonic harmony"

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1. Definition: 1. a speech sound made with the vocal tract open

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1. Definition: 1. providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"

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1. Definition: 1. having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic

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1. Definition: 1. incapable of or resistant to bending;

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1. Definition: 1. a cruel and brutal fellow

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1. Definition: 1. abounding; having a lot of; "the top was thick with dust"

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1. Definition: 1. having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"

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1. Definition: 1. hard as granite; "a granitic fist"

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1. Definition: 1. severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

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1. Definition: 1. meriting respect or esteem; "an upstanding member of the community"

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1. Definition: 1. having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"

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1. Definition: 1. very drunk

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1. Definition: 1. full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"

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1. Definition: 1. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse; "she was a diamond in the rough"; "rough manners"

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1. Definition: 1. a beverage made from juice pressed from apples

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1. Definition: 1. become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"

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1. Definition: 1. On or towards the port or left side; -- said of the helm.

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1. Definition: 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"

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1. Definition: 1. in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"

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1. Definition: 1. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "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"

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1. Definition: 1. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

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1. Definition: 1. cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

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1. Definition: 1. having the surface burned quickly with intense heat; "the seared meat is then covered with hot liquid for braising"

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1. Definition: 1. severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

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1. Definition: 1. intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality;

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1. Definition: 1. lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"

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1. Definition: 1. make steady; "steady yourself"

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1. Definition: 1. rough and crude; "a robust tale"

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1. Definition: 1. strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"

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1. Definition: 1. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"

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1. Definition: 1. firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation; "the economy is stable"

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1. Definition: 1. nasal sound

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1. Definition: 1. not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee

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1. Definition: 1. a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords

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1. Definition: 1. of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"

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1. Definition: 1. the upward slope of a hill

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1. Definition: 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"

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1. Definition: 1. produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'";

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1. Definition: 1. substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"

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1. Definition: 1. deficient in humane and kindly feelings

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1. Definition: 1. put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"

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1. Definition: 1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;

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1. Definition: 1. showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"

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1. Definition: 1. resembling steel in hardness

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1. Definition: 1. impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"

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1. Definition: 1. sounding as if pronounced low in the throat; "a rich throaty voice"

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1. Definition: 1. (especially of rows as of troops or mountains) pressed together; "in serried ranks"

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1. Definition: 1. having the sticky properties of an adhesive

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1. Definition: 1. Determined

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1. Definition: 1. make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"

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1. Definition: 1. consisting of or containing string or strings

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1. Definition: 1. cover, plate, or edge with steel

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1. Definition: 1. practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"

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1. Definition: 1. difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"

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1. Definition: 1. make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

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1. Definition: 1. being in the original position; not having been moved; "the archeologists could date the vase because it was in-situ"; "an in-situ investigator"

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1. Definition: 1. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

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1. Definition: 1. marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"

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1. Definition: 1. a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

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1. Definition: 1. not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke

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1. Definition: 1. express as a round number; "round off the amount"

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1. Definition: 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"

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1. Definition: 1. being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"

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1. Definition: 1. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

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1. Definition: 1. bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'"

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1. Definition: 1. characterized by hard work and perseverance

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1. Definition: 1. difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"

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1. Definition: 1. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

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1. Definition: 1. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs;

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1. Definition: 1. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

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1. Definition: 1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;

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1. Definition: 1. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"

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1. Definition: 1. to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"

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1. Definition: 1. powerful

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1. Definition: 1. situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; "the profound depths of the sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns"

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1. Definition: 1. without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty"

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1. Definition: 1. shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

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1. Definition: 1. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"

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1. Definition: 1. a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)

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1. Definition: 1. score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"

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1. Definition: 1. planted or growing close together; "thickset trees"

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1. Definition: 1. contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

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1. Definition: 1. characterized by physical misery; "a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor"

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1. Definition: 1. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"

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1. Definition: 1. obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"

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1. Definition: 1. make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"

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1. Definition: 1. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt

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1. Definition: 1. make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it"

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1. Definition: 1. muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term"

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1. Definition: 1. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

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1. Definition: 1. extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"

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1. Definition: 1. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"

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1. Definition: 1. complex

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1. Definition: 1. request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"

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1. Definition: 1. always watchful; "to an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal"- Alfred Tennyson

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1. Definition: 1. not influenced or affected; "stewed in its petty provincialism untouched by the brisk debates that stirred the old world"- V.L.Parrington; "unswayed by personal considerations"

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1. Definition: 1. feeling no shame; "a shameless imposter"; "an unblushing apologist for fascism"

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1. Definition: 1. devoid of feeling or sensation; "unfeeling trees"

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1. Definition: 1. sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs"

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1. Definition: 1. incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water"

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1. Definition: 1. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans"

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1. Definition: 1. not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"

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1. Definition: 1. speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

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1. Definition: 1. release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"

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1. Definition: 1. never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums"

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1. Definition: 1. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason;

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1. Definition: 1. having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"

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1. Definition: 1. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

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1. Definition: 1. neither expressive of nor exciting sexual love or romance

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1. Definition: 1. someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility

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1. Definition: 1. preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through; "impermeable stone"; "an impermeable layer of scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain"

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1. Definition: 1. without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty"

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1. Definition: 1. difficult to deal with; "a troublesome infection"; "a troublesome situation"

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1. Definition: 1. harsh; "the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"

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1. Definition: 1. near that place; "he stayed in London or thereabouts for several weeks"

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1. Definition: 1. exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

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1. Definition: 1. not penitent or remorseful

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1. Definition: 1. remaining the same for indefinitely long times

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1. Definition: 1. incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"

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1. Definition: 1. impossible to understand; "impenetrable jargon"

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1. Definition: 1. incongruous;inviting ridicule; "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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1. Definition: 1. not responding to some influence or stimulus

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1. Definition: 1. facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination

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