contumacious
(en)
(adjective) stubbornly disobedient; rebellious
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it has been a sexually contumacious time
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it has been a sexually contumacious time
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peremptory
(en)
(adjective) putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay / (adjective) not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply / (adjective) admitting of no contradiction / (adjective) expressive of urgency or command / (adjective) characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance / (adjective) indicative of a peremptory attitude or nature; haughty / (noun) a challenge (as of a juror) made as of right without assigning any cause
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He had already filled his lungs to let out the peremptory yell they both expected
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He had already filled his lungs to let out the peremptory yell they both expected
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torpid
(en)
mentally or physically inactive; lethargic
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it was such a torpid, slovenly economy, based as it was on the most inefficient and backward labour force, that it needed some sort of jolt from outside
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it was such a torpid, slovenly economy, based as it was on the most inefficient and backward labour force, that it needed some sort of jolt from outside
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libertine
(en)
(noun) a freethinker especially in religious matters / (noun) a person who is unrestrained by convention or morality / (noun) one leading a dissolute life
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Paul's shadow-figure, the man he sees everywhere, even in a man I haven't even noticed, is this almost musical-comedy libertine
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Paul's shadow-figure, the man he sees everywhere, even in a man I haven't even noticed, is this almost musical-comedy libertine
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peremptory
(en)
(adjective) putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay / (adjective) not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply / (adjective) admitting of no contradiction / (adjective) expressive of urgency or command / (adjective) characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance / (adjective) indicative of a peremptory attitude or nature; haughty / (noun) a challenge (as of a juror) made as of right without assigning any cause
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She thrust the glass at Anna, and said peremptorily: 'Fill it.'
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She thrust the glass at Anna, and said peremptorily: 'Fill it.'
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variegated
(en)
(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks
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the overall feeling this expanse of fabric gave was of redness, a sort of variegated glowing red
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the overall feeling this expanse of fabric gave was of redness, a sort of variegated glowing red
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desultory
(en)
(adjective) marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose / (adjective) not connected with the main subject / (adjective) disappointing in progress, performance, or quality
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The talk became desultory, I offered to make tea, everyone was pleased that the meeting was going to end.
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The talk became desultory, I offered to make tea, everyone was pleased that the meeting was going to end.
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abstemious
(en)
(adjective) marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol / (adjective) reflecting such restraint
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Stalin sipped his tea abstemiously, nodding as he listened.
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Stalin sipped his tea abstemiously, nodding as he listened.
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baleful
(en)
(adjective) deadly or pernicious in influence / (adjective) foreboding or threatening evil
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The sun was a baleful orange colour over the yellow dusty expanse.
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The sun was a baleful orange colour over the yellow dusty expanse.
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somnolent
(en)
(adjective) of a kind likely to induce sleep / (adjective) inclined to or heavy with sleep; drowsy / (adjective) sleepy
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It was a soft, somnolent drugging sound, hypnotic
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It was a soft, somnolent drugging sound, hypnotic
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