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Acerbic

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Sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone

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Acrimonious

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Angry and bitter |caustic, biting, or deeply malevolent especially in feeling, language, or manner

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Sardonic

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Disdainfully or skeptically humorous | derisively mocking

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Maudlin

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Weakly and effusively sentimental

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Poignant

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Painfully or deeply affecting the feelings

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Quixotic

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Foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals

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Bellicose

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To incline to start or begin wars

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Biting

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Able to grip and impress deeply

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Contentious

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Likely to cause disagreement or argument

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Strident

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Characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound

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Jingoistic

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Extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy

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Incensed

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To arouse the extreme anger or indignation

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Vexed

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Annoyance and distress

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Wistful

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Full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy

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Querulous

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Habitually complaining

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Vitriolic

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Bitterly Harsh or with criticism

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Indignant

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Feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy

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Introspective

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Characterized by examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings; reflective

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Moralistic

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Characterized by or expressive of a concern with morality

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Reverent

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Expressing or characterized by reverence; worshipful; with high status

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Worshipful

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Notable; Distinguished; High rank or distinction

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Admonitory

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Warning

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Hectoring

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A braggart/bully

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Scathing

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Bitterly severe

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Bantering

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To speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner

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Droll

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Having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality

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Flippant

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Lacking of proper respect or seriousness

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Wry

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Cleverly, and often ironically or grimly humorous

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Aloof

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Removed or distant either physically or emotionally

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Impassive

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Giving no sign of feeling or emotion

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Imperturbable

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Marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness

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Insular

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Characteristic of an isolated people

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Placid

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Serenely free of interruption or disturbance

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Capricious

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Impulsive or unpredictable

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Giddy

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Lightheartedly silly or euphoric

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Whimsical

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resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice; subject to erratic behavior or unpredictable change

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Deferential

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Showing or expressing respect and high regard due a superior or and elder

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Resigned

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Feeling or showing acceptance that something unwanted or unpleasant will happen or cannot be changed

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Servile

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Meanly or cravenly submissive

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Subservient

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Use in an inferior capacity

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Cynical

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Having distrust of human nature and motives

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Incredulous

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Unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true

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Brusque

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markedly short and abrupt

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Curt

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sparing of words

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Insolent

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insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct; overbearing

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Petulant

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characterized by temporary or capricious ill humor

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Scornful

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full of scorn

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Diffident

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Hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

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Skittish

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Lively or frisky in action; easily frightened

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Barbarous

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Lacking culture or refinement; mercilessly harsh or cruel

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Histrionic

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Deliberately affected; overly dramatic or emotional

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Candid

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Marked by honest sincere expressions

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Pragmatic

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Elegiac

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Expressing sorrow often for something now past

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Dour

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Stern or harsh

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Lamenting

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To mourn aloud; to express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively

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Plaintive

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Expressive of suffering or woe

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Ambivalent

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Having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone

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Inscrutable

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Not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood

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Incisive

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Impressively direct and decisive

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Effusive

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Marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm

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Unflagging

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not flagging; tireless

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Vehement

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Marked by forceful energy

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Zealous

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Marked by a fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or and ideal

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Implacable

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Not capable of being appeased, significantly changed or mitigated

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Intractable

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Not easily governed, managed, or directed

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Parochial

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Or of relating to a church parish; confined or restricted within the borders of a parish (limited in range or scope)

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Pedantic

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Narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned

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Contemptuous

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Manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval

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Disdainful

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Expressing contempt for something seen as inferior, full of or expressing scorn or disdain

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Haughty

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Blatantly and disdainfully proud, acting superior

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Imperious

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Marked by arrogant assurance, to be domintary

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Patronizing

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Showing or characterized by a superior attitude towards others, being condescension

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Pretentious

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Making usually unjustified or excessive claims

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Smug

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Highly self-satisfied

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Audacious

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Intrepidly daring, recklessly bold

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Brash

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Done in haste without regard for consequences, lacking restraint and discernment

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Affable

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Characterized by ease and friendliness, being at ease in talking to others

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Cajoling

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Smooth and gentle persuading, usually to gain something

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Contrite

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Feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc.

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Macabre

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Having death as a subject, dwelling on the gruesome

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Pretense

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unsupported claim, a pretentious act or assertion

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Mock-serious

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Sanctimonious

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Hypocritically pious or devout, religious devoted

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Didactic

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Designed or intended to teach

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Laudatory

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Relating to, or expressing praise

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Resolute

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Marked by firm determination

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Esoteric

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Requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group

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Grotesque

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Absurdly incongruous, bizzare

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Idiomatic

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Peculiar to a particular group, individual, or style. Specific

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Insipid

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Lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge. Dull

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Jargon

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A strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect (gibberish)

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Latinate

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relating to, resembling, or derived from Latin

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Moralistic

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characterized by or expressive of a concern with morality

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Obscure

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not clear, not easily distinguished

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Pedantic

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narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned

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Picturesque

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Charming or quaint in appearance

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Palpable

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Capable of being touch, easy to understand

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Idyllic

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pleasing look at, simplistic art

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Pastoral

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Pleasingly peaceful and innocent

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Prosaic

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Characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry, not poetry, factual and unoriginal

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Unvarnished

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Not adorned or glossed, plain truth

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Laconic

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Concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

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Pithy

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Consisting of or abounding in pith, forcefully meaningful expression

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Succinct

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Compact precise expression without wasted words

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Tactiturn

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Temperamentally disinclined to talk

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Terse

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Short and sweet elegantly

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Bombastic

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Given to literature that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means

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Decorous

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Marked by propriety and good taste

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Florid

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Of floral or elaborate decoration

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Gothic

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Relating to goths, uncouth and barbarous

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Ornate

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Elaborately or excessively decorated (fancy)

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Loquacious

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Full of excessive talk

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Protracted

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To prolong, extend further

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Tangential

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Of little relevance, lightly touched upon

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Verbose

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More words than needed, wordy

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Urbane

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Notably polite or polished in manner

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Impassioned

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Showing great warmth or intensity of feeling

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Incisive

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Impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)

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Vociferous

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Marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry

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Ponderous

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Of great weight, clumsy heavy

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Feebleness

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Lacking in strength, portraying weakness

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Pedestrian

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Basic, commonplace, unimaginative

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Perfunctory

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Characterized by routine or superficiality, done mechanically

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