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Excessively or presumptuously bold; impudent.

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Forward 84% connected

An agreement; a covenant; a promise.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Forward 84% connected

An agreement; a covenant; a promise.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Fresh 92% connected

Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Impertinent 92% connected

Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Impudent 92% connected

Bold, with contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward; impertinent; wanting modesty; shameless; saucy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Saucy 92% connected

Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent; as, a saucy fello…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Smart 92% connected

To feel a lively, pungent local pain; -- said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation; as, my finger smarts; these wounds smart.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wise 92% connected

Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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