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| bon mot |
a particularly apt or witty word or expression. |
| eloquent |
fluent, apt, and persuasive, as a speaker or a speech. [1/2 definitions] |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. [1/2 definitions] |
| inapt |
not apt or appropriate. [1/2 definitions] |
| intrusive |
bothersome and unwelcome; intruding or apt to intrude. |
| rubber-stamp |
apt to give perfunctory approval without long consideration or thought. [1/3 definitions] |
| shivery1 |
causing or apt to cause trembling or shaking, as from cold or fear. [1/2 definitions] |
| snappish |
apt to speak impatiently or sharply; irritable. [2 definitions] |
| unselfish |
apt to share with or sacrifice for others; generous. |
| weak |
apt to fail or collapse under pressure; not sturdy. [1/7 definitions] |
| well-spoken |
expressed in a way that is appropriate to the subject, audience, or occasion; apt. [1/3 definitions] |
| wiggly |
jerking or twisting from side to side, or apt to do so. [1/2 definitions] |
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