twad·dle
ˈtwädl/
informal
noun
1.
trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense.
"he dismissed the novel as self-indulgent twaddle"
verbarchaic
1.
talk or write in a trivial or foolish way.
"what is that old fellow twaddling abou?
un·ten·a·ble
ˌənˈtenəbəl/
adjective
1.
(esp. of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
"this argument is clearly untenable"
non·cha·lant
ˌnänSHəˈlänt/
adjective
1.
(of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.
"she gave a nonchalant shrug"
synonyms:
calm, composed, unconcerned, cool, ‘calm, cool, and collected’, nyms:
indefensible, insupportable, unsustainable, unjustified, unjustifiable, flimsy, weak, shaky
in·trac·ta
inˈtraktəbəl/
adjective
adjective: intractable
1.
hard to control or deal with.
"intractable economic problems"
synonyms:
unmanageable, uncontrollable, difficult, awkward, troublesome, demanding, burdensome More
antonyms:
manageable
(of a person) difficult; stubborn.
synonyms:
stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, inflexible, headstrong, willful, unbending, unyielding, uncompromising, unaccommodating, uncooperative, difficult, awkward, perverse, contrary, pigheaded, stiff-necked More
antonyms:
compliant incapacitation
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fa·ce·tious
fəˈsēSHəs/
adjective
1.
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.
synonyms:
flippant, flip, glib, frivolous, tongue-in-cheek, ironic, sardonic, joking, jokey, jocular, playful, sportive, teasing, mischievous; witty, amusing, funny, droll, comic, comical, lighthearted, jocose
"unfortunately, they took my facetious remarks seriously ve·neer adjective
1.
dull and uninspired.
"some of the material is rather stodgy and top-heavy with facts"
synonyms:
boring, dull, uninteresting, dreary, turgid, tedious, dry, unimaginative, uninspired, unexciting, unoriginal, monotonous, humdrum, prosaic, staid, heavy going; More
antonyms:
interesting, lively
2.
BRIT.
(of food) heavy, filling, and high in carbohydrates.
synonyms:
solid, substantial, filling, hearty, heavy, starchy, indigestible
"a stodgy pudding swig
swig/
informal
verb
gerund or present participle: swigging
1.
drink in large gulps.
"Dave swigged the wine in five gulps sip
sip/
verb
verb: sip; 3rd person present: sips; past tense: sipped; past participle: sipped; gerund or present participle: sipping
1.
drink (something) by taking small mouthfuls.
"I sat sipping coffee"
synonyms:
drink (slowly) More
noun
noun: sip; plural noun: sips
1.
a small mouthful of liquid.
"she took a sip of the red wine"
synonyms:
mouthful, swallow, drink, drop, dram, nip, taste; im·bibe
imˈbīb/
verbformalhumorous
1.
drink (alcohol).
"they were imbibing far too many pitchers of beer"
synonyms:
drink, consume, quaff, guzzle, gulp (down); /
verb
verb: oblige; 3rd person present: obliges; past tense: obliged; past participle: obliged; gerund or present participle: obliging
1.
make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action.
"doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery"
synonyms:
require, compel, bind, constrain, obligate, leave with no option but, force
"it was impractical to oblige taxis to carry infant seats"
do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them.
"oblige me by not being sorry for yourself"
synonyms:
do someone a favor, accommodate, help, assist, serve; More
be indebted or grateful.
"if you can give me a few minutes of your time I'll be much obliged"
synonyms:
thankful, (most) grateful, (most) appreciative;
noun
noun: flâneur; plural noun: flâneurs; noun: flaneur; plural noun: flaneurs
1.noun
ˈdeligit/
1.
a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
synonyms:
representative, envoy, emissary, commissioner, agent, deputy, commissary; More
a member of a committee.
verb
verb: delegate; 3rd person present: delegates; past tense: delegated; past participle: delegated; gerund or present participle: delegating
ˈdeləˌgāt/
1.
entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself.
"he delegates routine tasks"
synonyms:
assign, entrust, pass on, hand on/over, turn over, devolve, depute, əmˈpōZHər/
noun
1.
the state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself.
"she was struggling to regain her composure"
synonyms:
self-control, self-possession, self-command, calm, equanimity, equilibrium, serenity, tranquility;
/
verb
verb: accuse; 3rd person present: accuses; past tense: accused; past participle: accused; gerund or present participle: accusing
1.
charge (someone) with an offense or crime.
"he was accused of murdering his wife's lover"
synonyms:
charge with, indict for, arraign for; summons for, cite for, prefer charges against for; impeach for
"four people were accused of assault"
antonyms:
absolve, exonerate
claim that (someone) has done something wrong.
"he was accused of favoritism"
synonyms:
blame for, lay/pin the blame on for, hold responsible for, inculpate for, hold accountable for; More
antonyms:
defend, hold blameless un·con·scion·a·ble
ˌənˈkänSH(ə)nəbəl/
adjective
adjective: unconscionable
1.
not right or reasonable.
"the unconscionable conduct of his son"
synonyms:
unethical, amoral, immoral, unprincipled, indefensible, unforgivable, wrong; More
antonyms:
ethical
unreasonably excessive.
"shareholders have had to wait an unconscionable time for the facts to be established"
synonyms:
excessive, unreasonable, unwarranted, uncalled for, unfair, inordinate, immoderate, undue, inexcusable, unforgivable, unnecessary, needless; More
antonyms:
acceptable läl/
verb
verb: loll; 3rd person present: lolls; past tense: lolled; past participle: lolled; gerund or present participle: lolling
1.
sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way.
"the two girls lolled in their chairs"
synonyms:
lounge, sprawl, drape oneself, stretch oneself; More
hang loosely; droop.
"he slumped against a tree trunk, his head lolling back"
stick out (one's tongue) so that it hangs loosely out of the mouth.
"the boy lolled out his tongue"
synonyms:
hang down, hang loosely, hang, droop, dangle, sag, drop, flop More harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt; also : an instance of such language or tretment
.
discarded matter; refuse.
synonyms:
garbage, refuse, waste, litter, junk, debris, detritus, rubbish More
cultural items, ideas, or objects of poor quality.
"if they read at all, they read trash"
synonyms:
junk, dross, dreck, drivel, nonsense, trivia, pulp, pulp fiction, pap, garbage, rubbish; More
a person or people regarded as being of very low social standing.
"she would have been considered trash"
synonyms:
scum, vermin, dregs of society, lowest of the low; More
verb
verb: trash; 3rd person present: trashes; past tense: trashed; past participle: trashed; gerund or present participle: trashing
1.
informal
damage or wreck.
"my apartment's been totally trashed"
synonyms:
wreck, ruin, destroy, wreak havoc on, devastate; More
discard.
"they trashed the tapes and sent her back into the studio"
COMPUTING
kill (a file or process) or wipe (a disk).
"she almost trashed the e-mail window"
criticize severely.
"trade associations trashed the legislation as deficient"
synonyms:
criticize, lambaste, censure, attack, insult, abuse, malign, give a bad press to, condemn, flay, savage, pan, knock, take to pieces, take/pull apart, crucify, hammer, slam, bash, trash talk, roast, maul, rubbish, pummel; More
intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.
"there was pot, there was booze, but nobody really got trashed"
2.
strip (sugar cane) of its outer leaves to ripen it 'boulder=a big stone ar·ro·gate
ˈarəˌgāt/
verb
1.
take or claim (something) for oneself without justification.
"they arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation's true interests"
synonyms:
assume, take, claim, appropriate, seize, expropriate, wrest, usurp, commandeer
"the board arrogated to itself the task of determining what medical facilities will be provided
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cul·pa·ble
ˈkəlpəbəl/
adjective
1.
deserving blame.
"sometimes you're just as culpable when you watch something as when you actually participate"
synonyms:
to blame, guilty, at fault, in the wrong, answerable, accountable, responsible, blameworthy, censurable
"I hold you personally culpable
ˈtemp(ə)rət/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures.
synonyms:
mild, clement, benign, gentle, balmy
"temperate climates"
antonyms:
extreme
2.
showing moderation or self-restraint.
"Charles was temperate in his consumption of both food and drink"
synonyms:
self-restrained, restrained, moderate, self-controlled, disciplined; abstemious, self-denying, austere, ascetic; teetotal, abstinent
"he was temperate in his consumption of food
spunk
spəNGk/
noun
1.
informal
courage and determination.
synonyms:
courage, bravery, valor, nerve, confidence, daring, audacity, pluck, spirit, grit, mettle, spine, backbone; informalguts, gumption, moxie; dated or humorousderring-do
"it took a lot of spunk to blow the whistle on your own boss"
2.
tinder; touchwood
ponce
päns/
BRIT.informal
noun
noun: ponce; plural noun: ponces
1.
derogatory
an effeminate man.
2.
a man who lives off a prostitute's earnings.
verb
verb: ponce; 3rd person present: ponces; past tense: ponced; past participle: ponced; gerund or present participle: poncing
1.
live off a prostitute's earnings.
ask for or obtain (something to which one is not strictly entitled).
"I ponced a cigarette off her"
puffed
pəft/
adjective
1.
swollen.
"puffed eyelids
ēˈkafəˌnāt/
verb
adjective: decaffeinated
1.
remove most or all of the caffeine from (coffee or tea).
"decaffeinated coffee
chock-full
ˈCHäkˌfo͝ol,ˈCHək-/
adjectiveinformal
adjective: chock-full; adjective: chockfull
1.
filled to overflowing.
"my briefcase is chock-full of notes
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sur·ly
ˈsərlē/
adjective
1.
bad-tempered and unfriendly.
"he left with a surly expression"
synonyms:
sullen, sulky, moody, sour, unfriendly, unpleasant, scowling, unsmiling; bad-tempered, grumpy, crotchety, prickly, cantankerous, irascible, testy, short-tempered; abrupt, brusque, curt, gruff, churlish, ill-humored, crabby, cranky, uncivil; informalgrouchy
"we've had complaints from customers about your surly disposition
sulk·y
ˈsəlkē/
adjective
1.
morose, bad-tempered, and resentful; refusing to be cooperative or cheerful.
"disappointment was making her sulky"
synonyms:
sullen, surly, moping, pouting, moody, sour, piqued, petulant, brooding, broody, disgruntled, ill-humored, in a bad mood, out of humor, fed up, put out; bad-tempered, grumpy, huffy, glum, gloomy, morose; informalgrouchy, crabby, cranky
"sulky faces"
antonyms:
cheerful
expressing or suggesting gloom and bad temper.
"she had a sultry, sulky mouth"
noun
noun: sulky; plural noun: sulkies
1.
a light two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for one
nounderogatory
noun: hireling; plural noun: hirelings
1.
a person employed to undertake menial work.
a person who works purely for material reward.
"the government's paid hirelings assure us that we're on our way out of recession
fid·dle-fad·dle
ˈfidl ˌfadl/
noun
1.
trivial matters: nonsense.
"he's concerned with petty fiddle-faddle about his personal arrangements"
verb
1.
bother with trifles; fuss.
"you haven't time to fiddle-faddle about like that
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cud
kəd/
noun
1.
partly digested food returned from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth for further
cudg·el
ˈkəjəl/
noun
1.
a short thick stick used as a weapon.
synonyms:
club, bludgeon, stick, truncheon, baton, mace, blackjack, billy club, nightstick, shillelagh
"a thick wooden cudgel"
verb
verb: cudgel; 3rd person present: cudgels; past tense: cudgelled; past participle: cudgelled; gerund or present participle: cudgelling; past tense: cudgeled; past participle: cudgeled; gerund or present participle: cudgeling
1.
beat with a cudgel.
synonyms:
bludgeon, club, beat, batter, bash
"the victim was cudgeled to death
phoe·nix
ˈfēniks/
noun
noun: phoenix; plural noun: phoenixes
1.
(in classical mythology) a unique bird that lived for five or six centuries in the Arabian desert, after this time burning itself on a funeral pyre and rising from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle.
a person or thing regarded as uniquely
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whee·dle
ˈ(h)wēdl/
verb
1.
employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something or give one something.
"you can contrive to wheedle your way onto a court"
synonyms:
coax, cajole, inveigle, induce, entice, charm, tempt, beguile, blandish, flatter, persuade, influence, win someone over, bring someone around, convince, prevail on, get around; More
coax or persuade someone to do something.
coax or persuade (someone) to ‘cringe, fawn,’ from Wedel ‘tail,wheedle to
Use over time for: wheedle
mob·ster
ˈmäbstər/
nouninformal
1.
a member of a group of violent criminals; a gangster.
synonyms:
gangster, hoodlum, criminal, crook, gang member; Mafioso, capo, godfather, don; informal goon, hood, goodfella
"their mother always pretended she didn't know they were mobsters
ˈtwädl/
informal
noun
1.
trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense.
"he dismissed the novel as self-indulgent twaddle"
verbarchaic
1.
talk or write in a trivial or foolish way.
"what is that old fellow twaddling abou?
un·ten·a·ble
ˌənˈtenəbəl/
adjective
1.
(esp. of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
"this argument is clearly untenable"
non·cha·lant
ˌnänSHəˈlänt/
adjective
1.
(of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.
"she gave a nonchalant shrug"
synonyms:
calm, composed, unconcerned, cool, ‘calm, cool, and collected’, nyms:
indefensible, insupportable, unsustainable, unjustified, unjustifiable, flimsy, weak, shaky
in·trac·ta
inˈtraktəbəl/
adjective
adjective: intractable
1.
hard to control or deal with.
"intractable economic problems"
synonyms:
unmanageable, uncontrollable, difficult, awkward, troublesome, demanding, burdensome More
antonyms:
manageable
(of a person) difficult; stubborn.
synonyms:
stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, inflexible, headstrong, willful, unbending, unyielding, uncompromising, unaccommodating, uncooperative, difficult, awkward, perverse, contrary, pigheaded, stiff-necked More
antonyms:
compliant incapacitation
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fa·ce·tious
fəˈsēSHəs/
adjective
1.
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.
synonyms:
flippant, flip, glib, frivolous, tongue-in-cheek, ironic, sardonic, joking, jokey, jocular, playful, sportive, teasing, mischievous; witty, amusing, funny, droll, comic, comical, lighthearted, jocose
"unfortunately, they took my facetious remarks seriously ve·neer adjective
1.
dull and uninspired.
"some of the material is rather stodgy and top-heavy with facts"
synonyms:
boring, dull, uninteresting, dreary, turgid, tedious, dry, unimaginative, uninspired, unexciting, unoriginal, monotonous, humdrum, prosaic, staid, heavy going; More
antonyms:
interesting, lively
2.
BRIT.
(of food) heavy, filling, and high in carbohydrates.
synonyms:
solid, substantial, filling, hearty, heavy, starchy, indigestible
"a stodgy pudding swig
swig/
informal
verb
gerund or present participle: swigging
1.
drink in large gulps.
"Dave swigged the wine in five gulps sip
sip/
verb
verb: sip; 3rd person present: sips; past tense: sipped; past participle: sipped; gerund or present participle: sipping
1.
drink (something) by taking small mouthfuls.
"I sat sipping coffee"
synonyms:
drink (slowly) More
noun
noun: sip; plural noun: sips
1.
a small mouthful of liquid.
"she took a sip of the red wine"
synonyms:
mouthful, swallow, drink, drop, dram, nip, taste; im·bibe
imˈbīb/
verbformalhumorous
1.
drink (alcohol).
"they were imbibing far too many pitchers of beer"
synonyms:
drink, consume, quaff, guzzle, gulp (down); /
verb
verb: oblige; 3rd person present: obliges; past tense: obliged; past participle: obliged; gerund or present participle: obliging
1.
make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action.
"doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery"
synonyms:
require, compel, bind, constrain, obligate, leave with no option but, force
"it was impractical to oblige taxis to carry infant seats"
do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them.
"oblige me by not being sorry for yourself"
synonyms:
do someone a favor, accommodate, help, assist, serve; More
be indebted or grateful.
"if you can give me a few minutes of your time I'll be much obliged"
synonyms:
thankful, (most) grateful, (most) appreciative;
noun
noun: flâneur; plural noun: flâneurs; noun: flaneur; plural noun: flaneurs
1.noun
ˈdeligit/
1.
a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
synonyms:
representative, envoy, emissary, commissioner, agent, deputy, commissary; More
a member of a committee.
verb
verb: delegate; 3rd person present: delegates; past tense: delegated; past participle: delegated; gerund or present participle: delegating
ˈdeləˌgāt/
1.
entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself.
"he delegates routine tasks"
synonyms:
assign, entrust, pass on, hand on/over, turn over, devolve, depute, əmˈpōZHər/
noun
1.
the state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself.
"she was struggling to regain her composure"
synonyms:
self-control, self-possession, self-command, calm, equanimity, equilibrium, serenity, tranquility;
/
verb
verb: accuse; 3rd person present: accuses; past tense: accused; past participle: accused; gerund or present participle: accusing
1.
charge (someone) with an offense or crime.
"he was accused of murdering his wife's lover"
synonyms:
charge with, indict for, arraign for; summons for, cite for, prefer charges against for; impeach for
"four people were accused of assault"
antonyms:
absolve, exonerate
claim that (someone) has done something wrong.
"he was accused of favoritism"
synonyms:
blame for, lay/pin the blame on for, hold responsible for, inculpate for, hold accountable for; More
antonyms:
defend, hold blameless un·con·scion·a·ble
ˌənˈkänSH(ə)nəbəl/
adjective
adjective: unconscionable
1.
not right or reasonable.
"the unconscionable conduct of his son"
synonyms:
unethical, amoral, immoral, unprincipled, indefensible, unforgivable, wrong; More
antonyms:
ethical
unreasonably excessive.
"shareholders have had to wait an unconscionable time for the facts to be established"
synonyms:
excessive, unreasonable, unwarranted, uncalled for, unfair, inordinate, immoderate, undue, inexcusable, unforgivable, unnecessary, needless; More
antonyms:
acceptable läl/
verb
verb: loll; 3rd person present: lolls; past tense: lolled; past participle: lolled; gerund or present participle: lolling
1.
sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way.
"the two girls lolled in their chairs"
synonyms:
lounge, sprawl, drape oneself, stretch oneself; More
hang loosely; droop.
"he slumped against a tree trunk, his head lolling back"
stick out (one's tongue) so that it hangs loosely out of the mouth.
"the boy lolled out his tongue"
synonyms:
hang down, hang loosely, hang, droop, dangle, sag, drop, flop More harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt; also : an instance of such language or tretment
.
discarded matter; refuse.
synonyms:
garbage, refuse, waste, litter, junk, debris, detritus, rubbish More
cultural items, ideas, or objects of poor quality.
"if they read at all, they read trash"
synonyms:
junk, dross, dreck, drivel, nonsense, trivia, pulp, pulp fiction, pap, garbage, rubbish; More
a person or people regarded as being of very low social standing.
"she would have been considered trash"
synonyms:
scum, vermin, dregs of society, lowest of the low; More
verb
verb: trash; 3rd person present: trashes; past tense: trashed; past participle: trashed; gerund or present participle: trashing
1.
informal
damage or wreck.
"my apartment's been totally trashed"
synonyms:
wreck, ruin, destroy, wreak havoc on, devastate; More
discard.
"they trashed the tapes and sent her back into the studio"
COMPUTING
kill (a file or process) or wipe (a disk).
"she almost trashed the e-mail window"
criticize severely.
"trade associations trashed the legislation as deficient"
synonyms:
criticize, lambaste, censure, attack, insult, abuse, malign, give a bad press to, condemn, flay, savage, pan, knock, take to pieces, take/pull apart, crucify, hammer, slam, bash, trash talk, roast, maul, rubbish, pummel; More
intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.
"there was pot, there was booze, but nobody really got trashed"
2.
strip (sugar cane) of its outer leaves to ripen it 'boulder=a big stone ar·ro·gate
ˈarəˌgāt/
verb
1.
take or claim (something) for oneself without justification.
"they arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation's true interests"
synonyms:
assume, take, claim, appropriate, seize, expropriate, wrest, usurp, commandeer
"the board arrogated to itself the task of determining what medical facilities will be provided
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cul·pa·ble
ˈkəlpəbəl/
adjective
1.
deserving blame.
"sometimes you're just as culpable when you watch something as when you actually participate"
synonyms:
to blame, guilty, at fault, in the wrong, answerable, accountable, responsible, blameworthy, censurable
"I hold you personally culpable
ˈtemp(ə)rət/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures.
synonyms:
mild, clement, benign, gentle, balmy
"temperate climates"
antonyms:
extreme
2.
showing moderation or self-restraint.
"Charles was temperate in his consumption of both food and drink"
synonyms:
self-restrained, restrained, moderate, self-controlled, disciplined; abstemious, self-denying, austere, ascetic; teetotal, abstinent
"he was temperate in his consumption of food
spunk
spəNGk/
noun
1.
informal
courage and determination.
synonyms:
courage, bravery, valor, nerve, confidence, daring, audacity, pluck, spirit, grit, mettle, spine, backbone; informalguts, gumption, moxie; dated or humorousderring-do
"it took a lot of spunk to blow the whistle on your own boss"
2.
tinder; touchwood
ponce
päns/
BRIT.informal
noun
noun: ponce; plural noun: ponces
1.
derogatory
an effeminate man.
2.
a man who lives off a prostitute's earnings.
verb
verb: ponce; 3rd person present: ponces; past tense: ponced; past participle: ponced; gerund or present participle: poncing
1.
live off a prostitute's earnings.
ask for or obtain (something to which one is not strictly entitled).
"I ponced a cigarette off her"
puffed
pəft/
adjective
1.
swollen.
"puffed eyelids
ēˈkafəˌnāt/
verb
adjective: decaffeinated
1.
remove most or all of the caffeine from (coffee or tea).
"decaffeinated coffee
chock-full
ˈCHäkˌfo͝ol,ˈCHək-/
adjectiveinformal
adjective: chock-full; adjective: chockfull
1.
filled to overflowing.
"my briefcase is chock-full of notes
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sur·ly
ˈsərlē/
adjective
1.
bad-tempered and unfriendly.
"he left with a surly expression"
synonyms:
sullen, sulky, moody, sour, unfriendly, unpleasant, scowling, unsmiling; bad-tempered, grumpy, crotchety, prickly, cantankerous, irascible, testy, short-tempered; abrupt, brusque, curt, gruff, churlish, ill-humored, crabby, cranky, uncivil; informalgrouchy
"we've had complaints from customers about your surly disposition
sulk·y
ˈsəlkē/
adjective
1.
morose, bad-tempered, and resentful; refusing to be cooperative or cheerful.
"disappointment was making her sulky"
synonyms:
sullen, surly, moping, pouting, moody, sour, piqued, petulant, brooding, broody, disgruntled, ill-humored, in a bad mood, out of humor, fed up, put out; bad-tempered, grumpy, huffy, glum, gloomy, morose; informalgrouchy, crabby, cranky
"sulky faces"
antonyms:
cheerful
expressing or suggesting gloom and bad temper.
"she had a sultry, sulky mouth"
noun
noun: sulky; plural noun: sulkies
1.
a light two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for one
nounderogatory
noun: hireling; plural noun: hirelings
1.
a person employed to undertake menial work.
a person who works purely for material reward.
"the government's paid hirelings assure us that we're on our way out of recession
fid·dle-fad·dle
ˈfidl ˌfadl/
noun
1.
trivial matters: nonsense.
"he's concerned with petty fiddle-faddle about his personal arrangements"
verb
1.
bother with trifles; fuss.
"you haven't time to fiddle-faddle about like that
Cuddy=gadha
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cud
kəd/
noun
1.
partly digested food returned from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth for further
cudg·el
ˈkəjəl/
noun
1.
a short thick stick used as a weapon.
synonyms:
club, bludgeon, stick, truncheon, baton, mace, blackjack, billy club, nightstick, shillelagh
"a thick wooden cudgel"
verb
verb: cudgel; 3rd person present: cudgels; past tense: cudgelled; past participle: cudgelled; gerund or present participle: cudgelling; past tense: cudgeled; past participle: cudgeled; gerund or present participle: cudgeling
1.
beat with a cudgel.
synonyms:
bludgeon, club, beat, batter, bash
"the victim was cudgeled to death
phoe·nix
ˈfēniks/
noun
noun: phoenix; plural noun: phoenixes
1.
(in classical mythology) a unique bird that lived for five or six centuries in the Arabian desert, after this time burning itself on a funeral pyre and rising from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle.
a person or thing regarded as uniquely
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whee·dle
ˈ(h)wēdl/
verb
1.
employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something or give one something.
"you can contrive to wheedle your way onto a court"
synonyms:
coax, cajole, inveigle, induce, entice, charm, tempt, beguile, blandish, flatter, persuade, influence, win someone over, bring someone around, convince, prevail on, get around; More
coax or persuade someone to do something.
coax or persuade (someone) to ‘cringe, fawn,’ from Wedel ‘tail,wheedle to
Use over time for: wheedle
mob·ster
ˈmäbstər/
nouninformal
1.
a member of a group of violent criminals; a gangster.
synonyms:
gangster, hoodlum, criminal, crook, gang member; Mafioso, capo, godfather, don; informal goon, hood, goodfella
"their mother always pretended she didn't know they were mobsters