sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
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without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"
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easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing; "a caveat filed against th…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.to some extent; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly wit…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the…
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At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: regard, specific, details, exceptions, interprets.A regimental staff officer, who assists the colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment, in the details of regimental and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: regard, specific, details, exceptions, interprets.the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: regard, specific, details, exceptions, interprets.Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into details; as, a bird's-eye…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: regard, specific, details, exceptions, interprets.A book containing details of the enormities practiced in the English monasteries and religious houses, compiled by order of their visi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: regard, specific, details, exceptions, interprets.without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: regard, specific, details, exceptions, interprets.Navigation along the coast; the details of coast pilotage.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: regard, specific, details, exceptions, interprets.Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical propo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: regard, specific, details, exceptions, interprets.To prove or confirm by circumstances; to enter into details concerning.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: regard, specific, details, exceptions, interprets.A mineral of a black color, submetallic luster, and high specific specific gravity. It is a niobate (or columbate) of iron and mangane…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: regard, specific, details, exceptions, interprets.The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines, diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as, the delineation of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: regard, specific, details, exceptions, interprets.A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an item; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the details of a scheme or transac…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: regard, specific, details, exceptions, interprets.
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