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Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as, adamantine bonds or chains.

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Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as, adamantine bonds or chains.

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Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtures; alcoholi…

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Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtures; alcoholi…

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Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.

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Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.

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Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.

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Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.

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Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement…

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Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement…

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Bade.

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Bade.

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of Baffle

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of Baffle

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of Calculate

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of Calculate

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Of or pertaining to calculation; involving calculation.

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Of or pertaining to calculation; involving calculation.

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of Challenge

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of Challenge

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of Connive

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of Connive

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Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.

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Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.

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Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.

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Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.

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of Embarrass

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of Embarrass

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Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.

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Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.

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Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

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Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

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Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse.

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Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse.

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Like granite in composition, color, etc.; having the nature of granite; as, granitic texture.

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Like granite in composition, color, etc.; having the nature of granite; as, granitic texture.

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contested; as, a hard-fought battle.

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contested; as, a hard-fought battle.

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of Harden

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of Harden

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Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task.

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Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task.

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Having horns or hornlike projections.

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Having horns or hornlike projections.

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Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favo…

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Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favo…

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Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.

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Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.

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Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.

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Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.

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Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone.

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Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone.

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Alt. of Problematical

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Alt. of Problematical

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Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful.

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Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful.

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Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.

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Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.

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Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

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Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

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Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged roa…

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Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged roa…

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of Scheme

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of Scheme

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Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

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Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

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of Set

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of Set

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Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.

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Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.

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Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard…

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Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard…

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The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.

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The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.

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Made of steel; consisting of steel.

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Made of steel; consisting of steel.

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Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.

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Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.

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Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a…

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Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a…

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Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small…

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High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small…

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Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.

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Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.

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Sensible to slight touches; easily tickled; as, the sole of the foot is very ticklish; the hardened palm of the hand is not ticklish.

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Sensible to slight touches; easily tickled; as, the sole of the foot is very ticklish; the hardened palm of the hand is not ticklish.

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of Tie

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of Tie

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Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.

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Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.

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Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

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Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

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Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.

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Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.

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Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome.

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Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome.

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of Try

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of Try

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Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh.

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Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh.

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Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.

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Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.

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of Vex

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of Vex

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of Whisper

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of Whisper

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Abounding with wood or woods; as, woody land.

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Abounding with wood or woods; as, woody land.

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A hard or thickened spot or protuberance; a hardening and thickening of the skin or bark of a part, eps. as a result of continued pressure or frictio…

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A hard or thickened spot or protuberance; a hardening and thickening of the skin or bark of a part, eps. as a result of continued pressure or frictio…

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The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.

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The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.

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The quality or state of being severe.

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The quality or state of being severe.

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of Whisper

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of Whisper

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Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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of Demand

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of Demand

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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Not sensitive; wanting sensation, or wanting acute sensibility.

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Not sensitive; wanting sensation, or wanting acute sensibility.

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Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves.

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Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves.

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Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard…

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Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard…

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Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

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Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

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Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind.

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Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind.

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Difficulty.

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Difficulty.

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The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; -- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a…

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The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; -- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a…

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The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.

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The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.

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of Harden

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Indulging any appetite or passion to excess; immoderate to enjoyments or exertion.

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Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.

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of Concentrate

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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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In a firm manner.

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In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty.

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In a heavy manner; with great weight; as, to bear heavily on a thing; to be heavily loaded.

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Having the heaves.

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Indulging any appetite or passion to excess; immoderate to enjoyments or exertion.

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In an intemperate manner; immoderately; excessively; without restraint.

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Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome.

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Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome.

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of Punish

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Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful.

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Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Net having the sense of hearing; deaf.

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Attended with toil, or fatigue and pain; laborious; wearisome; as, toilsome work.

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Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

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Having no voice, utterance, or vote; silent; mute; dumb.

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Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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