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action-adventure |
a genre of films, video games, and the like having an exciting undertaking involving risk and danger as its main story line, and involving one or more heroes engaged in a series of physical challenges. [1/2 definitions] |
action-packed |
of a film, video, story, or the like, filled with scenes depicting action, danger, and exciting events. |
adventure |
a trip or activity that is dangerous or exciting. |
adventurous |
exciting; full of risks. [1/2 definitions] |
boring2 |
dull; not interesting or exciting. |
climax |
the most exciting or interesting point in a series of events. [1/2 definitions] |
cool |
(informal) great, especially in a way that is new, exciting, or clever. [1/9 definitions] |
dashing |
bold and gallant; exciting; daring. [1/2 definitions] |
dramatic |
out of the ordinary; exciting. [1/2 definitions] |
dramatize |
to make exciting or dramatic, sometimes by exaggerating. [1/2 definitions] |
driving |
aggressively forward-moving; highly active; exciting. [1/2 definitions] |
electric |
exciting; thrilling. [1/3 definitions] |
excitation |
the act of exciting or condition of being excited. |
extreme sport |
one of a set of somewhat risky sports, such as downhill mountain biking, snowboarding, ice climbing, and bungee jumping, that tend to feature speed, height, dangerous depths, or exciting stunts, most often pursued by young adults. |
glamour |
the quality of being exciting, charming, and very attractive. |
hard-core |
of pornography, detailed, explicit, and having no purpose other than the exciting of sexual impulses. [1/2 definitions] |
hortatory |
urging or exciting to some course of action with strong arguments, appeals, or advice. |
inspiration |
a burst of creative thought; a great or exciting idea. [1/4 definitions] |
lascivious |
exciting or expressing lust. [1/2 definitions] |
laughable |
exciting laughter or derision. |
lively |
gay or exciting. [1/4 definitions] |
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