Fancy Adjectives

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Aberrant

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Not usual or not socially acceptable

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Adroit

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Skilful and clever, especially in dealing with people

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Affecting

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Producing strong feelings of sadness and sympathy

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Baleful

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Threatening to do something evil or to hurt somebody

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Bucolic

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Connected with the countryside or country life

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Burlesque

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(Of a performance or piece of writing) making something look ridiculous by representing it in a humorous way

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Cadaverous

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(Of a person) extremely pale, thin and looking ill/sick

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Capricious

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1. Showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour
2. Changing suddenly and quickly

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Clairvoyant

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Connected with the power that some people are believed to be able to see future events or to communicate with people who are dead or far away

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Cognizant

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Having knowledge or understanding of something

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Crenellated

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(Of a tower/castle) having battlements

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Despotic

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Connected with or typical of a ruler with great power, especially one who uses it in a cruel way

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Disillusioned

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Disappointed because the person you admired or the idea you believed to be good and true now seems without value

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Disparaging

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Suggesting that somebody/something is not important or valuable

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Doleful

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Very sad :(

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Efficacious

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Producing the result that was wanted or intended

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Erudite

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Having or showing great knowledge that is gained from academic study

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facetious

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Trying to appear amusing and intelligent at a time when other people do not think it is appropriate, and when it would be better to be serious

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Felicitous

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(Especially of words) Chosen very well; very suitable; giving a good result

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Flippant

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Showing that you do not take something as seriously as other people think you should

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Illustrious

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Very famous and much admired, especially because of what you have achieved

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Indefatigable

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Never giving up or getting tired of doing something

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Injudicious

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Not sensible or wise not appropriate in a particular situation

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Intrepid

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Very brave; not afraid of danger or difficulties

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Laconic

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Using only a few words to say something

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Litigious

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Too ready to take disagreements to court

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Loquacious

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Talking a lot

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Lugubrious

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Sad and serious

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Machiavellian

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Using clever plans to achieve what you want, without people realizing what you are doing

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Mellifluous

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(Of music or of somebody's voice) sounding sweet and smooth; very pleasant to listen to

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Obsequious

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Trying too hard to please somebody, especially somebody who is important

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Ostentatious

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Expensive or noticeable in a way that is intended to impress people

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Pedantic

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Too worried about small details or rules

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Perfidious

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That cannot be trusted

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Phlegmatic

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Not easily made angry or upset

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Quiescent

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Quiet; not active

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Quixotic

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Having or involving ideas or plans that show imagination but are usually not practical

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Salient

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Most important or noticeable

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Salutary

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Having a good effect somebody/something, though often seeming unpleasant

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Sanguine

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Cheerful and confident about the future

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Servile

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Wanting too much to please somebody and obey them

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Somnolent

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Almost asleep or making you feel tired

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Superfluous

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More than you need or want

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Surreptitious

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Done secretly or quickly, in the hope that other people will not notice

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Virulent

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1. (Of a disease or poison) extremely dangerous or harmful and quick to have an effect 2. Showing strong negative and bitter feelings

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Vociferous

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Expressing your opinions or feelings in a loud and confident way