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1. Definition: 1. humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"

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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. inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"

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1. Definition: 1. easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

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1. Definition: 1. any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

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1. Definition: 1. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

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1. Definition: 1. darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"

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1. Definition: 1. (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue"

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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. morally corrupt or evil; "the putrid atmosphere of the court"

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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. behave extremely cruelly and brutally

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1. Definition: 1. excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party"

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1. Definition: 1. very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"

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1. Definition: 1. change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

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1. Definition: 1. Irritable; peevish; fretful.

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1. Definition: 1. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

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1. Definition: 1. very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"

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1. Definition: 1. impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"

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1. Definition: 1. Anxious

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1. Definition: 1. form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough"

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1. Definition: 1. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces"

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1. Definition: 1. marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"

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1. Definition: 1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

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1. Definition: 1. showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"

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1. Definition: 1. deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another

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1. Definition: 1. lacking grace in movement or posture;

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1. Definition: 1. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"

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1. Definition: 1. consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny; "mutinous acts"; "mutinous thoughts"; "a mutinous speech"

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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. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

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1. Definition: 1. very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"

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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. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

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1. Definition: 1. not conducive to good health; "an unhealthy diet of fast foods"; "an unhealthy climate"

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1. Definition: 1. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"

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1. Definition: 1. offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"

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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. independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians"

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1. Definition: 1. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

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1. Definition: 1. discontented as toward authority

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1. Definition: 1. an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism

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1. Definition: 1. marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"

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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. having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers

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1. Definition: 1. relating to or having the nature of a revolution; "revolutionary wars"; "the Revolutionary era"

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1. Definition: 1. intentionally unaccommodating; "the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging"

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