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adj
- indulgent
- tactful
- kind and warmly courteous
- compassionate
- benignant
- magnanimous, without arrogance or complaint, benevolently declining to raise controversy or insist on possible prerogatives.
- full of grace; graceful; charming; elegant (in appearance, conduct, movement)
- disposed to bestow favors
- exhibiting courtesy and politeness
- characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
- characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
intj
adj
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
- sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
- Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
- Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
- Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
- (rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
adj
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Fast; nimble.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
noun
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
adv
verb
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
noun
verb
noun
- any act of immoderate indulgence
- secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
- a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- A gathering of people to engage in group sex.
- (originally) A secret rite or ceremony, typically involving riotous and dissolute behavior, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honor of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc). [from 16th c.]
- An instance or period of excessive indulgence in a specified activity; spree.
noun
verb
verb
- indulge oneself
- throw or cast away
- throw with force or recklessness
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
noun
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- (figuratively) An attempt, a try.
- A party, especially a dance party.
- A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence, enthusiasm, or both.
- (dance) A lively Scottish country dance.
adj
adj
noun
noun
- excessive indulgence
- immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
- the state of being more than full
- a quantity much larger than is needed
- The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
- (British, insurance) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.
- The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
- (geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
- An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
adj
verb
verb
- indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
- supply or feed to surfeit
- (intransitive, reflexive) To become sick from overindulgence (both literally and figuratively).
- (transitive) To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess (both literally and figuratively).
- (intransitive, reflexive) To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).
- (transitive) To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something).
- (transitive) To fill (something) to excess.
- (intransitive, reflexive, figurative) To indulge (in something) to excess.
- (transitive, figurative) To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.
- (transitive) To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption.
noun
- the state of being more than full
- the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
- eating until excessively full
- Disgust caused by excess; satiety.
- (uncountable) Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
- (countable) An excessive amount of something.
- (countable) A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
- (countable) A group of skunks.
adj
- pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing.
- (often derogatory) Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance; see petty.
- (programming, of code) Matching commonly accepted principles of formatting and syntax, for the sake of readability.
- Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.
- Cunning; clever, skilful.
- (UK, sometimes derogatory) Effeminate.
- (ironic) Awkward, unpleasant, bad.
adv
noun
verb
verb
noun
- (uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.
- (uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
- (medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.
- the quality of being funny
- (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
- the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- the liquid parts of the body
noun
- The act of indulging.
- An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
- A wish or whim satisfied.
- Something in which someone indulges.
- The act of catering to someone's every desire.
- (Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.
- Tolerance.
- foolish or senseless behavior
- a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
- the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
- an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
verb
noun
- something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
- wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
- the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
- Something desirable but expensive and that one can live without.
- Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.
- Something that is pleasant and desirable but not necessary in life (whether expensive or not).
adj
adj
- Voluminous.
- Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
- (anatomy, often with to) Further into the body.
- Positioned far from the surface or other reference point, especially down through something or into something.
- (sports such as soccer, tennis) Penetrating a long way, especially a long way forward.
- Inner, underlying, true; relating to one’s inner or private being rather than what is visible on the surface.
- In a (specified) number of rows or layers.
- (cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.
- (sound, voice) Low in pitch.
- Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.
- Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction, especially front-to-back.
- (sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).
- Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.
- (of time) Distant in the past, ancient.
- Significant, not superficial, in extent.
- (in combination) Extending to a level or length equivalent to the stated thing.
- (sports such as soccer, American football, tennis) Positioned back, or downfield, towards one's own goal, or towards or behind one's baseline or similar reference point.
- (of a color or flavour) Highly saturated; rich.
- Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.
- Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.
- marked by depth of thinking
- having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
- intense or extreme
- with head or back bent low
- (of darkness) densely dark
- very distant in time or space
- exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
- relatively thick from top to bottom
- relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
- strong; intense
- of an obscure nature
- having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination
- large in quantity or size
- extending relatively far inward
- difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
adv
- (also deeply) In a profound, not superficial, manner.
- (sports) Back towards one's own goal, baseline, or similar.
- (also deeply) In large volume.
- Far, especially far down through something or into something, physically or figuratively.
- to a great distance
- to an advanced time
- to a great depth; far down or in
noun
- A deep or innermost part of something in general.
- (US, rare) The profound part of a problem.
- (literary, with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.
- (literary, with "the") A silent time; quiet isolation.
- (cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.
- A deep hole or pit, a water well; an abyss.
- (with "the") The sea, the ocean.
- (rare) A deep shade of colour.
- a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
- literary term for an ocean
- the central and most intense or profound part
verb
adj
- capable of pleasing
- generally admired
- in excellent physical condition
- appealing to the mind
- deserving of esteem and respect
- not left to spoil
- agreeable or pleasing
- not forged
- exerting force or influence
- thorough
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- having the normally expected amount
- morally admirable
- financially safe
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- of moral excellence
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- resulting favorably
- (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
- (colloquial, with with) Accepting of, OK with
- Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
- Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
- Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
- Beneficial; worthwhile.
- Unblemished; honourable.
- (colloquial) Ready.
- (US) Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Effective.
- Pleasant; enjoyable.
- Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
- Large in amount or size.
- Having a particularly pleasant taste.
- Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- True, valid, of explanatory strength.
- Right, proper, as it should be.
- (stressed form) Special, best, favorite.
- (Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Of a black person, dead or killed.
- Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
- Reasonable in amount.
- Competent or talented.
- Healthful.
- Favorable.
- Holy (especially when capitalized) .
- Full; entire; at least as much as.
noun
- moral excellence or admirableness
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- benefit
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
- (countable, usually in the plural) An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
- (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
- (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
adv
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
intj
verb
- (intransitive) To benefit; gain.
- (transitive) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
- (intransitive) To make improvements or repairs.
- (intransitive) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
- (transitive) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
verb
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
- (transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- (transitive, law) To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).
- (transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
verb
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
- accept an excuse for
- ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- grant exemption or release to
- serve as a reason or cause or justification of
- (transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
- To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
- (transitive) To provide an excuse for; to justify.
- (transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
noun
- a poor example
- a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- a note explaining an absence
- (often with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor, or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
- (countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
- (law) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
noun
adj
noun
noun
- Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence.
- Moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
- Moderation of passion; calmness.
- abstaining from excess
- the trait of avoiding excesses
- the act of tempering
verb
noun
- a very young mammal
- a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- an unborn child; a human fetus
- the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
- an immature childish person
- a project of personal concern to someone
- Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See :Category:Baby animals for more.
- A person's romantic partner; a term of endearment used to refer to or address e.g. one's girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse.
- A person who is new to or inexperienced in something.
- A person who is immature, infantile, or feeble.
- (informal) A form of address to a person considered to be attractive.
- The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.
- A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
- (often attributive) One who is new to an identity or community.
- A concept or creation endeared by its creator.
- A very young human, even if not yet born.
- An affectionate term for anything.
- A pet project or responsibility.
adj
verb
noun
- a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England
- A device that aids in cocking a crossbow.
- (colloquial) A cocker spaniel, either of two breeds of dogs originally bred for hunting woodcocks.
- A rustic high shoe; half-boot.
- (UK, informal) Friend, mate.
- One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting.
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
noun
- a mattress stuffed with feathers
- (cricket) A soft, slow pitch of predictable bounce.
- A mattress stuffed with feathers.
- (especially UK, Dartmoor) An area of bog where a layer of moss covers a pool of water or mud, presenting a hazard to walkers who may fall through it. (Also in UK and Irish placenames.)
verb
- treat with excessive indulgence
- give free rein to
- enjoy to excess
- yield (to); give satisfaction to
- (transitive) To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
- (intransitive, often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.
- To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
- To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
- To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
verb
- treat with excessive indulgence
- have a strong desire or urge to do something
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- become unfit for consumption or use
- alter from the original
- destroy and strip of its possession
- make imperfect
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- (transitive) To prematurely reveal major events or the ending of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing ahead of time as a spoiler.
- (transitive) To render (a ballot) invalid by deliberately defacing.
- (aviation) To reduce the lift generated by an airplane or wing by deflecting air upwards, usually with a spoiler.
- (transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.
- (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.
- (intransitive, of food or drink) To go bad; to become sour or rancid; to decay.
- (intransitive) To be very eager (for something).
noun
- (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
- the act of stripping and taking by force
- the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
- (uncountable) Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings. Such material could be utilised somewhere else.
- (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
adj
- Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions
- Specifically, moderate in temperature.
- Dependent on life in a temperate climate.
- Proceeding from temperance.
- Moderate; not excessive.
- not extreme
- (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
- not extreme in behavior
verb
adj
noun
- the amount that can be contained
- (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
- content communicating a message; what something is about
- something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
- the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
- the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
- the state of being contented with your situation in life
- (algebra, ring theory, of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) The greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible.
- The amount of material contained.
- Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure.
- (uncountable) That which is contained.
- (UK, House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote.
- That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
- (Internet, colloquial) The potential of creative work for a content creator.
- (UK, House of Lords, by metonymy) A member who votes in assent.
- Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.
- (mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon); length, area or volume, generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions.
- (by extension, uncountable) One or more creative works.
adj
- dispassionate
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
adv
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- with firmness
- slowly and with difficulty
- with effort or force or vigor
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
noun
noun
verb
noun
- any act of immoderate indulgence
- secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
- a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- A gathering of people to engage in group sex.
- (originally) A secret rite or ceremony, typically involving riotous and dissolute behavior, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honor of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc). [from 16th c.]
- An instance or period of excessive indulgence in a specified activity; spree.
noun
verb
noun
- excessive indulgence
- immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
- the state of being more than full
- a quantity much larger than is needed
- The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
- (British, insurance) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.
- The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
- (geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
- An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
adj
verb
noun
- The act of indulging.
- An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
- A wish or whim satisfied.
- Something in which someone indulges.
- The act of catering to someone's every desire.
- (Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.
- Tolerance.
- foolish or senseless behavior
- a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
- the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
- an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
verb
noun
- something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
- wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
- the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
- Something desirable but expensive and that one can live without.
- Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.
- Something that is pleasant and desirable but not necessary in life (whether expensive or not).
adj
noun
noun
noun
- Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence.
- Moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
- Moderation of passion; calmness.
- abstaining from excess
- the trait of avoiding excesses
- the act of tempering
noun
verb
verb
- indulge oneself
- throw or cast away
- throw with force or recklessness
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
noun
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- (figuratively) An attempt, a try.
- A party, especially a dance party.
- A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence, enthusiasm, or both.
- (dance) A lively Scottish country dance.
verb
- indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
- supply or feed to surfeit
- (intransitive, reflexive) To become sick from overindulgence (both literally and figuratively).
- (transitive) To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess (both literally and figuratively).
- (intransitive, reflexive) To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).
- (transitive) To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something).
- (transitive) To fill (something) to excess.
- (intransitive, reflexive, figurative) To indulge (in something) to excess.
- (transitive, figurative) To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.
- (transitive) To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption.
noun
- the state of being more than full
- the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
- eating until excessively full
- Disgust caused by excess; satiety.
- (uncountable) Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
- (countable) An excessive amount of something.
- (countable) A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
- (countable) A group of skunks.
verb
noun
- (uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.
- (uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
- (medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.
- the quality of being funny
- (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
- the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- the liquid parts of the body
verb
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
- (transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- (transitive, law) To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).
- (transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
verb
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
- accept an excuse for
- ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- grant exemption or release to
- serve as a reason or cause or justification of
- (transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
- To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
- (transitive) To provide an excuse for; to justify.
- (transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
noun
- a poor example
- a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- a note explaining an absence
- (often with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor, or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
- (countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
- (law) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
verb
noun
- a very young mammal
- a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- an unborn child; a human fetus
- the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
- an immature childish person
- a project of personal concern to someone
- Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See :Category:Baby animals for more.
- A person's romantic partner; a term of endearment used to refer to or address e.g. one's girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse.
- A person who is new to or inexperienced in something.
- A person who is immature, infantile, or feeble.
- (informal) A form of address to a person considered to be attractive.
- The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.
- A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
- (often attributive) One who is new to an identity or community.
- A concept or creation endeared by its creator.
- A very young human, even if not yet born.
- An affectionate term for anything.
- A pet project or responsibility.
adj
verb
noun
- a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England
- A device that aids in cocking a crossbow.
- (colloquial) A cocker spaniel, either of two breeds of dogs originally bred for hunting woodcocks.
- A rustic high shoe; half-boot.
- (UK, informal) Friend, mate.
- One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting.
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
noun
- a mattress stuffed with feathers
- (cricket) A soft, slow pitch of predictable bounce.
- A mattress stuffed with feathers.
- (especially UK, Dartmoor) An area of bog where a layer of moss covers a pool of water or mud, presenting a hazard to walkers who may fall through it. (Also in UK and Irish placenames.)
verb
- treat with excessive indulgence
- give free rein to
- enjoy to excess
- yield (to); give satisfaction to
- (transitive) To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
- (intransitive, often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.
- To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
- To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
- To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
verb
- treat with excessive indulgence
- have a strong desire or urge to do something
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- become unfit for consumption or use
- alter from the original
- destroy and strip of its possession
- make imperfect
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- (transitive) To prematurely reveal major events or the ending of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing ahead of time as a spoiler.
- (transitive) To render (a ballot) invalid by deliberately defacing.
- (aviation) To reduce the lift generated by an airplane or wing by deflecting air upwards, usually with a spoiler.
- (transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.
- (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.
- (intransitive, of food or drink) To go bad; to become sour or rancid; to decay.
- (intransitive) To be very eager (for something).
noun
- (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
- the act of stripping and taking by force
- the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
- (uncountable) Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings. Such material could be utilised somewhere else.
- (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
verb
adj
noun
- the amount that can be contained
- (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
- content communicating a message; what something is about
- something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
- the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
- the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
- the state of being contented with your situation in life
- (algebra, ring theory, of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) The greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible.
- The amount of material contained.
- Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure.
- (uncountable) That which is contained.
- (UK, House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote.
- That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
- (Internet, colloquial) The potential of creative work for a content creator.
- (UK, House of Lords, by metonymy) A member who votes in assent.
- Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.
- (mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon); length, area or volume, generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions.
- (by extension, uncountable) One or more creative works.
adj
- indulgent
- tactful
- kind and warmly courteous
- compassionate
- benignant
- magnanimous, without arrogance or complaint, benevolently declining to raise controversy or insist on possible prerogatives.
- full of grace; graceful; charming; elegant (in appearance, conduct, movement)
- disposed to bestow favors
- exhibiting courtesy and politeness
- characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
- characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
intj
adj
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
- sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
- Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
- Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
- Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
- (rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
adj
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Fast; nimble.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
noun
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
adv
verb
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
adj
adj
noun
adj
- pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing.
- (often derogatory) Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance; see petty.
- (programming, of code) Matching commonly accepted principles of formatting and syntax, for the sake of readability.
- Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.
- Cunning; clever, skilful.
- (UK, sometimes derogatory) Effeminate.
- (ironic) Awkward, unpleasant, bad.
adv
noun
verb
adj
- Voluminous.
- Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
- (anatomy, often with to) Further into the body.
- Positioned far from the surface or other reference point, especially down through something or into something.
- (sports such as soccer, tennis) Penetrating a long way, especially a long way forward.
- Inner, underlying, true; relating to one’s inner or private being rather than what is visible on the surface.
- In a (specified) number of rows or layers.
- (cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.
- (sound, voice) Low in pitch.
- Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.
- Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction, especially front-to-back.
- (sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).
- Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.
- (of time) Distant in the past, ancient.
- Significant, not superficial, in extent.
- (in combination) Extending to a level or length equivalent to the stated thing.
- (sports such as soccer, American football, tennis) Positioned back, or downfield, towards one's own goal, or towards or behind one's baseline or similar reference point.
- (of a color or flavour) Highly saturated; rich.
- Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.
- Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.
- marked by depth of thinking
- having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
- intense or extreme
- with head or back bent low
- (of darkness) densely dark
- very distant in time or space
- exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
- relatively thick from top to bottom
- relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
- strong; intense
- of an obscure nature
- having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination
- large in quantity or size
- extending relatively far inward
- difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
adv
- (also deeply) In a profound, not superficial, manner.
- (sports) Back towards one's own goal, baseline, or similar.
- (also deeply) In large volume.
- Far, especially far down through something or into something, physically or figuratively.
- to a great distance
- to an advanced time
- to a great depth; far down or in
noun
- A deep or innermost part of something in general.
- (US, rare) The profound part of a problem.
- (literary, with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.
- (literary, with "the") A silent time; quiet isolation.
- (cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.
- A deep hole or pit, a water well; an abyss.
- (with "the") The sea, the ocean.
- (rare) A deep shade of colour.
- a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
- literary term for an ocean
- the central and most intense or profound part
verb
adj
- capable of pleasing
- generally admired
- in excellent physical condition
- appealing to the mind
- deserving of esteem and respect
- not left to spoil
- agreeable or pleasing
- not forged
- exerting force or influence
- thorough
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- having the normally expected amount
- morally admirable
- financially safe
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- of moral excellence
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- resulting favorably
- (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
- (colloquial, with with) Accepting of, OK with
- Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
- Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
- Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
- Beneficial; worthwhile.
- Unblemished; honourable.
- (colloquial) Ready.
- (US) Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Effective.
- Pleasant; enjoyable.
- Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
- Large in amount or size.
- Having a particularly pleasant taste.
- Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- True, valid, of explanatory strength.
- Right, proper, as it should be.
- (stressed form) Special, best, favorite.
- (Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Of a black person, dead or killed.
- Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
- Reasonable in amount.
- Competent or talented.
- Healthful.
- Favorable.
- Holy (especially when capitalized) .
- Full; entire; at least as much as.
noun
- moral excellence or admirableness
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- benefit
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
- (countable, usually in the plural) An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
- (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
- (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
adv
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
intj
verb
- (intransitive) To benefit; gain.
- (transitive) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
- (intransitive) To make improvements or repairs.
- (intransitive) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
- (transitive) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
adj
adj
- Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions
- Specifically, moderate in temperature.
- Dependent on life in a temperate climate.
- Proceeding from temperance.
- Moderate; not excessive.
- not extreme
- (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
- not extreme in behavior
adj
- dispassionate
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
adv
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- with firmness
- slowly and with difficulty
- with effort or force or vigor
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.