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| accessible |
easily approachable, entered, or used. [1/3 definitions] |
| addictive |
tending to become easily addicted, as a personality. [1/3 definitions] |
| a dime a dozen |
(informal) plentiful and easily obtainable; common; cheap. |
| approachable |
available to others; easily approached. |
| atrabilious |
easily irritated or angered; bad-tempered; peevish. [1/2 definitions] |
| at the drop of a hat |
without much provocation; easily. |
| babe in the woods |
a naive or inexperienced person, esp. one who can be easily exploited. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. [1/2 definitions] |
| bleeding heart |
one whose sympathies are considered to be too easily aroused or too ostentatiously displayed on behalf of people who are disadvantaged and suffering. [1/2 definitions] |
| bow2 |
an easily loosened knot having two or more loops and used in tying shoes, wrapping packages, and the like. [1/7 definitions] |
| brittle |
easily broken, esp. along smooth fracture lines. [2/4 definitions] |
| carbohydrate |
foods, such as breads, potatoes, and grains, that contain high amounts of carbohydrates, which are compounds made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are formed by plants and used in the human body to easily produce and store energy. [1/2 definitions] |
| Caspar Milquetoast |
a timid, easily dominated character in the early twentieth-century comic strip The Timid Soul by H. T. Webster. [1/2 definitions] |
| catchy |
easily learned, noticed, or remembered. [1/2 definitions] |
| central |
easily reached from many points or areas. [1/4 definitions] |
| child's play |
something that is very easily done; cinch. |
| choky |
tending to choke easily. [1/2 definitions] |
| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| clear-cut |
easily perceived; obvious; evident. [1/5 definitions] |
| common |
easily found; widely known, or available. [1/9 definitions] |
| conspicuous |
easily seen; noticeable. [1/2 definitions] |
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