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Ways to Say "Forcibly Inducted"
As a combatant, your family's safety is threatened by your captors. "Return to your platoon as a spy for us, and your family's lives will be spared." You accept the terms with steadfast ...
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Adjective that explains a variable (e.g. curve in a diagram) is growing slightly exponential
I am writing some sentences describing the diagram below. From my perspective, the GDP resembles a bit like a curve (exponentially growing) rather than roughly a straight line.
Is there a particular ...
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What's a good word to describe someone who is prone to sudden changes of mood? [closed]
I'm looking for an adjective, preferably a kind of "fancy" one that I can use to describe a character who has frequent changes of mood, often in a very sudden or extreme way. It also causes ...
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What is an adjective for a person who perceives everything and everyone as dumb? [closed]
Perhaps a word that is a little less than "nihilistic"
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What is an English adjective describing properties related to the content
Is there any single-word adjective that emphasizes the property is related to the content opposed to the properties that are related to the container?
I have seen the word contentual which does not ...
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Word for when something has no purpose other than to look pretty? [duplicate]
I'm trying to describe a character who is a young actress. she is exploited in the industry and basically has no purpose other than a means of 'looking pretty' or just being 'another pretty face'?? I ...
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Is there a word for pleasing numbers?
Similar to how euphonic describes words that sound pleasing, is there a word for numbers that feel pleasing and comfortable? Like 12:34, $20, or 7.17? I ask because it seems to be an important concept ...
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Adjective for "being made mandatory" [closed]
I'm looking for a word like "mandatorised" (except it should be a real word) to describe something that's been transitioned from optional to mandatory.
Edit:
We're using this word to name a class in ...
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Word (adjective) to describe a harsh sound
Context: My brother just played a video with loud screeching noises in the background about 5 feet from me as I was reading a pleasant book. I turned to chastise him, exclaiming,
"John! Turn that ...
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What’s the adjectivealform of “odaxelagnia”?
All I can think of is “odaxelagniac” like “mania” and “maniac” but I’m not positive.
Edit: What’s the word, if one exists, for someone who suffers from odaxelagnia, a form of paraphilia? Also, is “...
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can you use fully fledged for person?
I'm not sure if I'm asking the right question, but i need an adjective to describe myself in my resume.
I'm trying to tell that I have solid experience on my field but not just in a couple of topics, ...
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Opposite of "sexy clothes" [closed]
What would be the opposite of "sexy clothes", as in "clothes that hide sexual bits" ? Like for a woman, a top that would hide and make her breasts much less pronounced?
Thanks in advance.
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Adjectives for when there is a lot writing or very little writing on a topic [closed]
When talking about "a literature" or a body of research, what are adjectives to contrast a literature with lots of work, versus one with little work?
I'm thinking of something like "a broad ...
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Usage of the word "untrusted" and possible synonyms
To my surprise my spelling checker flagged the word "untrusted". I tried looking the adjective up in Meriam-Webster. Meriam-Webster however doesn't show any results.
Are there any synonyms of "...
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An adjective for a Container that can be ordered in "Empty" state
I have 2 types of containers, and I am looking for one (or ideally a pair of) adjective(s) that signify their differences; Here are their descriptions:
The first type can be ordered as an empty ...
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