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Shy
Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
Pick
To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
Colossal
Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue.
Handsome
Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous.
Faint
Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound.
Furthest
superl. Most remote; most in advance; farthest. See Further, a.
Turfy
Abounding with turf; made of, or covered with, turf.
Sober
Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate.
Knurly
Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or resisting much.
Spunky
Full of spunk; quick; spirited.
Consummate
To bring to completion; to raise to the highest point or degree; to complete; to finish; to perfect; to achieve.
Proper
Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the whole; not appellative; -- opposed to common; as, a proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city.
Huge
Very large; enormous; immense; excessive; -- used esp. of material bulk, but often of qualities, extent, etc.; as, a huge ox; a huge space; a huge difference.
Spry
Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
Overdo
To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
Rich
Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; -- especially applied to articles of food or drink which are high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are sweet, luscious, and high..
Soggy
Filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet; as, soggy land or timber.
Plucky
Having pluck or courage; characterized by pluck; displaying pluck; courageous; spirited; as, a plucky race.
Flower
The fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; as, the flower of an army, or of a family; the state or time of freshness and bloom; as, the flower of life, that is, youth.
Pick
The blow which drives the shuttle, -- the rate of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per minute; hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread; as, so many picks to a..
Saucy
Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent; as, a saucy fellow.
Amply
In an ample manner.
Hungry
Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire.
Grimy
Full of grime; begrimed; dirty; foul.
Lucky
Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer.
Timely
Being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable.
Overstated
of Overstate
Overlarge
Too large; too great.
Stretched
of Stretch
Stiff
Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
Overdraw
To exaggerate; to overdo.
Mouldy
Overgrown with, or containing, mold; as, moldy cheese or bread.
Leafy
Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the leafy forest.
Cleanly
Habitually clean; pure; innocent.
Testy
Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.
Saintly
Like a saint; becoming a holy person.
Elect
Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
Peerless
Having no peer or equal; matchless; superlative.
Aftermost
Hindmost; -- opposed to foremost.
Stretching
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Lonesome
Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary.
Lonely
Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell.
Magnification
The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.
Farthest
Most distant or remote; as, the farthest degree. See Furthest.
Definitive
Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional; express.
Manly
Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.
Glossy
Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.
Stately
Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, statelymanners; a stately gait.
Tiny
Very small; little; puny.
Thrifty
Given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy and good menegement of property; sparing; frugal.
Smoky
Emitting smoke, esp. in large quantities or in an offensive manner; fumid; as, smoky fires.
Nigh
Not distant or remote in place or time; near.
Needy
Distressed by want of the means of living; very por; indigent; necessitous.
Overreach
To reach above or beyond in any direction.
Caricature
An exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts or characteristics, as in a picture.
Mossy
Overgrown with moss; abounding with or edged with moss; as, mossy trees; mossy streams.
Greasy
Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.
Stark
Stiff; rigid.
Trusty
Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable.
Rosy
Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; also, adorned with roses.
Scarce
Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.
Singularly
In a singular manner; in a manner, or to a degree, not common to others; extraordinarily; as, to be singularly exact in one's statements; singularly considerate of others.
Sterling
Same as Starling, 3.
Eminently
In an eminent manner; in a high degree; conspicuously; as, to be eminently learned.
Exceedingly
To a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly. It signifies more than very.
Perfectly
In a perfect manner or degree; in or to perfection; completely; wholly; throughly; faultlessly.
Gawky
Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk.
Lumpy
Full of lumps, or small compact masses.
Tout
To act as a tout. See 2d Tout.
Dumpy
Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.
Fleshy
Full of, or composed of, flesh; plump; corpulent; fat; gross.
Sweaty
Moist with sweat; as, a sweaty skin; a sweaty garment.
Unruly
Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct.
Meek
Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive.
Intolerable
Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pain; intolerable heat or cold; an intolerabl..
Mealy
Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; as, a mealy potato.
Heightening
of Heighten
Guilty
Having incurred guilt; criminal; morally delinquent; wicked; chargeable with, or responsible for, something censurable; justly exposed to penalty; -- used with of, and usually followed by the ..
Tardy
Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift.
Dreary
Sorrowful; distressful.
Empty
Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, ..
Blue
Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets.
Moody
Subject to varying moods, especially to states of mind which are unamiable or depressed.
Sturdy
Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn; unrelenting; unfeeling; stern.
Sprightly
Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance.
Thorny
Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.
Knotty
Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.
Grandiloquence
The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a bad sense.
Scurfy
Having or producing scurf; covered with scurf; resembling scurf.
Aerial
Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, aerial regions or currents.
Eminent
High; lofty; towering; prominent.
Topless
Having no top, or no visble fop; hence, fig.: very lofty; supreme; unequaled.
towering
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Vast
Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.
Brown
Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow.
Lazy
Disinclined to action or exertion; averse to labor; idle; shirking work.
Giddy
Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall; lightheaded; dizzy.
Aspiring
of Aspire
Tipsy
Being under the influence of strong drink; rendered weak or foolish by liquor, but not absolutely or completely drunk; fuddled; intoxicated.
Foggy
Filled or abounding with fog, or watery exhalations; misty; as, a foggy atmosphere; a foggy morning.
Yellow
Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.
Ghastly
Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
Wormy
Containing a worm; abounding with worms.
Pronounced
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Shiny
Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
Maximum
The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- oppose..
Most
Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all.
Wealthy
Having wealth; having large possessions, or larger than most men, as lands, goods, money, or securities; opulent; affluent; rich.
Hoarse
Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the hoarse raven.
Gloomy
Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy.
Gray
White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.
Sober
Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
Best
Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best abilities.
Mid
Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean.
Dusty
Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a dusty table; also, reducing to dust.
Sandy
Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy desert, road, or soil.
Murky
Dark; obscure; gloomy.
Ugly
Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed.
Particularly
In a particular manner; expressly; with a specific reference or interest; in particular; distinctly.
Stony
Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust.
Doughty
Able; strong; valiant; redoubtable; as, a doughty hero.
Odd
Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.
Droll
Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.
Fusty
Moldy; musty; ill-smelling; rank.
Divine
Of or belonging to God; as, divine perfections; the divine will.
Clumsy
Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.
Warm
Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt.
Gross
Great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large.
Sober
Not mad or insane; not wild, visionary, or heated with passion; exercising cool, dispassionate reason; self-controlled; self-possessed.
Gruff
Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh.
Funny
Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.
Exorbitance
Alt. of Exorbitancy
Hyperbole
A figure of speech in which the expression is an evident exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by which things are represented as much greater or less, better or worse, than th..
Wild
Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox..
Splendidly
In a splendid manner; magnificently.
Puny
Imperfectly developed in size or vigor; small and feeble; inferior; petty.
Overcharge
To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.
Stormy
Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy day or week.
Prominently
In a prominent manner.
Sincere
Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
Magnanimously
In a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.
Next
Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.
Dim
Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
Incredibly
In an incredible manner.
Nobly
Of noble extraction; as, nobly born or descended.
Farther
More remote; more distant than something else.
Extraordinarily
In an extraordinary manner or degree.
Emphatically
With emphasis; forcibly; in a striking manner or degree; preeminently.
Notably
In a notable manner.
Magically
In a magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.
Acutely
In an acute manner; sharply; keenly; with nice discrimination.
Preeminently
In a preeminent degree.
Magnificently
In a Magnificent manner.
Vain
Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
Few
Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people.
Peculiarly
In a peculiar manner; particulary; in a rare and striking degree; unusually.
Marvelously
In a marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely.
Famously
In a famous manner; in a distinguished degree; greatly; splendidly.
Exquisitely
In an exquisite manner or degree; as, lace exquisitely wrought.
Travesty
Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.
Exquisite
Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing and surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully excellent; giving rare satisfaction; as, exquisite workmanship.
Tall
High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the height; as, a tall perso..
Able
Fit; adapted; suitable.
Masterful
Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary.
Cream
The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when the milk stands unagitated, rises, and collects on the surface. It is the part of milk from which butter is obtained.
Glad
Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons, and often followed by of, at, that, or by the infinitive, and sometimes by with, i..
Racy
Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.
Drowsy
Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.
Discreet
Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not rash or heedless; cautious.
Classical
Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
Cozy
Snug; comfortable; easy; contented.
Icy
Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty.
Pure
Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion.
Oily
Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.
Safe
Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes.
Disproportionate
Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else in bulk, form, value, or extent; out of proportion; inadequate; as, in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate; it ..
Hearty
Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the heart; warm; cordial; bold; zealous; sincere; willing; also, energetic; active; eager; as, a hearty welcome; hearty in supporting the government.
Exaggerated
of Exaggerate
Aggrandized
of Aggrandize
Magnified
of Magnify
Dreamy
Abounding in dreams or given to dreaming; appropriate to, or like, dreams; visionary.
Wily
Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle.
Extravagance
A wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit.
Shocking
of Shock
Noisy
Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd.
Sensationalism
The doctrine held by Condillac, and by some ascribed to Locke, that our ideas originate solely in sensation, and consist of sensations transformed; sensualism; -- opposed to intuitionalism, a..
Dowdy
Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking.
Jaunty
Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
Elevated
of Elevate
Choice
Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election.
Aggrandize
To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize our conceptions, authority, distress.
Amplify
To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.
Massy
Compacted into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight ot substance; ponderous; bulky and heavy; weight; heavy; as, a massy shield; a massy rock.
Silky
Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster.
Green
Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.
Thick
Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick.
Proud
Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense
Gaudy
Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious.
Vile
Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.
Enhancement
The act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation; as, the enhancement of value, price, enjoyments, crime.
Stealthy
Done by stealth; accomplished clandestinely; unperceived; secret; furtive; sly.
Large
Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; -- opposed to small; as, a larg..
Good
Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil,..
Handsome
Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons.
Lusty
Exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful; able of body.
Firm
Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.
Like
Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the particulars of the resemblance; as, they are l..
Stout
Strong; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular; hence, firm; resolute; dauntless.
Prodigality
Extravagance in expenditure, particularly of money; excessive liberality; profusion; waste; -- opposed to frugality, economy, and parsimony.
Fierce
Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.
Shady
Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.
Pretty
Pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, but not striking or impressing; of a pleasing and attractive form a color; having slight or diminutive beauty; neat or elegant without elevation or ..
Holy
Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood.
Lank
Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
Gay
Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.
Brave
Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
Airy
Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.
Springy
Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a spring; elastic; as, springy steel; a springy step.
Mild
Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; -- applied to persons and things..
Quintessence
The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. See Ferment oils, under Ferment.
Inflated
of Inflate
Egregious
Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); -- formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egre..
Sappy
Abounding with sap; full of sap; juicy; succulent.
Much
Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time.
Undeniable
Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; indisputable; obvious; as, undeniable evidence.
Merry
Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play ; sportive.
Amplification
The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.
Shy
Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
Rude
Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.
Monumental
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a monumental inscription.
Horny
Having horns or hornlike projections.
Soft
Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as, a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth; soft w..
Faint
Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.
Slender
Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.
Inordinate
Not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds; irregular; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of the world.
Amplified
of Amplify
Steep
Bright; glittering; fiery.
Oversold
of Oversell
Sooty
Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.
Obscure
Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
Tawdry
Bought at the festival of St. Audrey.
Prodigal
Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal man; the prodi..
Topping
of Top
False
Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.
Crude
In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as, crude flesh.
Deep
Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured upward); far to the bottom; having a certain..
Wide
Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow; broad; as, wide cloth; a wide table; a wide..
Weedy
Of or pertaining to weeds; consisting of weeds.
Prosy
Of or pertaining to prose; like prose.
Humble
Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
Profound
Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.
Nasty
Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.
Pocky
Full of pocks; affected with smallpox or other eruptive disease.
Mellow
Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.
Healthy
Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant.
Crass
Gross; thick; dense; coarse; not elaborated or refined.
Nimble
Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift.
Gentle
Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
Wholesome
Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; salutary.
Broad
Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.
Rusty
Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.
Shrewd
Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.
Muddy
Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.
Misty
Accompained with mist; characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, misty weather; misty mountains; a misty atmosphere.
Queen
The wife of a king.
Narrow
Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
Short
Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.
Lame
Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle.
Tasty
Having a good taste; -- applied to persons; as, a tasty woman. See Taste, n., 5.
Complete
Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.
Handy
Performed by the hand.
Weary
Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued.
Severe
Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful.
Dry
Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the ..
Select
Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice.
Pithy
Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit.
Spicy
Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes.
Sickly
Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body.
Trashy
Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel.
Nonesuch
A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such; something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It is given as a name to various objects, as to a choice variety of apple, a spe..
Virtuoso
One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc.
Nonpareil
Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.
Supernal
Being in a higher place or region; locally higher; as, the supernal orbs; supernal regions.
White
Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of black or dark; ..
Chosen
of Choose
Sleek
Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair.
Clean
Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.
Sublime
Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
Paltry
Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold.
Scabby
Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
Sticky
Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.
Lively
Endowed with or manifesting life; living.
Superb
Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade.
Terse
Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth; polished.
Extreme
At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit.
Scant
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a ..
Polished
of Polish
Sure
Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.
Overdrawn
of Overdraw
Shaky
Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand.
Speedy
Not dilatory or slow; quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in motion or performance; as, a speedy flight; on speedy foot.
Sparse
Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population.
Lewd
Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple.
Small
Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small ..
Subtle
Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.
Slim
Worthless; bad.
Sharp
Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
Excessive
Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch.
Poor
Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.
Ethereal
Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions.
Coarse
Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to fine; as, coarse sand; ..
Olympian
Alt. of Olympic
Exorbitant
Departing from an orbit or usual track; hence, deviating from the usual or due course; going beyond the appointed rules or established limits of right or propriety; excessive; extravagant; en..
Sloppy
Wet, so as to spatter easily; wet, as with something slopped over; muddy; plashy; as, a sloppy place, walk, road.
Seedy
Abounding with seeds; bearing seeds; having run to seeds.
Mangy
Infected with the mange; scabby.
Utter
Outer.
Dizzy
Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct.
Strong
Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.
Mature
Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe.
Excellent
Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man, artist, citizen, husband, discourse, book, so..
Flimsy
Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection.
Superior
More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.
Fussy
Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety.
Outright
Immediately; without delay; at once; as, he was killed outright.
Top
A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem, the motion being sometimes continued by means..
Lovely
Having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.
High
To hie.
Sunny
Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant; radiant.
Lordly
Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable.
Prize
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
Downright
Straight down; perpendicularly.
Greedy
Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey.
Rich
Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; -- opposed to poor.
Decided
of Decide
Sick
Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.
Ascending
of Ascend
Nervy
Strong; sinewy.
Exalted
of Exalt
Splendid
Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun.
Precious
Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.
Dear
Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.
Grandiloquent
Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.
Unparalleled
Having no parallel, or equal; unequaled; unmatched.
Utmost
Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out; most distant; extreme; as, the utmost limits of the land; the utmost extent of human knowledge.
Lengthy
Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; -- said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like.
Topmost
Highest; uppermost; as, the topmost cliff; the topmost branch of a tree.
Glib
Smooth; slippery; as, ice is glib.
Incomparable
Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others; unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless; peerless; transcendent.
Quick
Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to dead or inanimate.
Young
Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a young man; a young fawn.
Strange
Belonging to another country; foreign.
Wordy
Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal; as, a wordy war.
Windy
Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.
Excess
The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or prover; immoderateness; superfluity; superabund..
Long
Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.
Muggy
Moist; damp; moldy; as, muggy straw.
Champion
To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect.
Mounting
of Mount
Fluffy
Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy.
Dilation
Delay.
New
Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late ..
Frothy
Full of foam or froth, or consisting of froth or light bubbles; spumous; foamy.
Enlargement
The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion.
Juicy
A bounding with juice; succulent.
Nice
Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.
Dull
Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.
Noble
Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
Grand
Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake.
Sultry
Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry deserts.
Keen
Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
Dire
Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
Flower
In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage.
Shallow
Not deep; having little depth; shoal.
Hard
Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.
Supreme
Highest in authority; holding the highest place in authority, government, or power.
Smutty
Soiled with smut; smutted.
Prime
Donne (#) (pl. ) of Prima donna
Superlative
Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the divine character...
Sour
Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.
Tough
Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough.
Overwrought
of Overwork
Surpassing
of Surpass
Loud
Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.
Naughty
Having little or nothing.
Remote
Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands.
Extravagant
Wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign.
Kingly
Belonging to, suitable to, or becoming, a king; characteristic of, resembling, a king; directed or administered by a king; monarchical; royal; sovereign; regal; august; noble; grand.
Magnificent
Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence.
Obtuse
Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees.
Great
Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
Warm
Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk.
Flat
Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.
Weighty
Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.
Sweet
Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.
Expansion
The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.
Outstanding
That stands out; undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as, outstanding obligations.
Lofty
Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.
Haughty
High; lofty; bold.
Rare
Early.
Scrubby
Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth; as, a scrubby cur.
Flagrant
Flaming; inflamed; glowing; burning; ardent.
Proper
Belonging to one; one's own; individual.
Prominent
Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase.
Glaring
of Glare
Uppermost
Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost; supreme.
Pick
To throw; to pitch.
Feeble
Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.
Perfect
Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the properties or qualities requisite to its nature and kind; without flaw, fault, or blemish; with..
Scraggy
Rough with irregular points; scragged.
Burlesque
Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity; jocular..
Sooth
True; faithful; trustworthy.
Big
Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.
Fat
A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.
Paragon
A companion; a match; an equal.
Moldy
Alt. of Mouldy
Free
Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one's own course of action; no..
Stretch
To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
Comely
Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome.
Happy
Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture; a happy omen.
Fresh
Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.
Snug
Close and warm; as, an infant lies snug.
Thin
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.
Cool
Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.
Exaggerate
To heap up; to accumulate.
Overdone
of Overdo
Stiff
Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.
Unconscionable
Not conscionable; not conforming to reason; unreasonable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; inordinate; as, an unconscionable person or demand; unconscionable size...
Consummate
Carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect.
Filthy
Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene.
Arrant
Notoriously or preeminently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward.
Petty
Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.
Dirty
Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.
Angry
Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous.
Soaring
of Soar
Raw
Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.
Wet
Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet cloth; a wet table.
Jolly
Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.
Regular
Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a..
Flinty
Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart.
Absolute
Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command; absolute power; an absolute ..
Clear
Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.
Total
Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.
Thorough
Through.
Positive
Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative.
Unequivocal
Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words.
Kind
Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.
Magnify
To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters.
Loose
Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.
Intensely
Intently.
Fair
Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.
Idle
Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.
Soapy
Resembling soap; having the qualities of, or feeling like, soap; soft and smooth.
Profuse
Pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal; giving without stint; as, a profuse government; profuse hospitality.
Puff
A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.
Smooth
Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.
Inflation
The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.
Slimy
Of or pertaining to slime; resembling slime; of the nature of slime; viscous; glutinous; also, covered or daubed with slime; yielding, or abounding in, slime.
Fine
Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.
Ready
Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement or action; as, the troops are ready to marc..
Rank
Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds.
Elite
A choice or select body; the flower; as, the elite of society.
