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imprecisely
5
adv 1: in an imprecise manner; "he expressed himself
imprecisely" [syn: imprecisely, inexactly] [ant:
exactly, incisively, precisely]
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abstrusely
0
adv 1: in a manner difficult to understand; "the professor's
abstrusely reasoned theories were wasted on his students"
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coarsely
0
adv 1: in coarse pieces; "the surfaces were coarsely granular"
[ant: finely]
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concisely
0
adv 1: in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is
summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly";
"briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" [syn:
concisely, briefly, shortly, in brief, in
short]
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contumeliously
0
adv 1: without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of
him contemptuously" [syn: contemptuously,
disdainfully, scornfully, contumeliously]
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crossly
0
adv 1: in an ill-natured manner; "she looked at her husband
crossly" [syn: crossly, grouchily, grumpily]
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expressly
0
adv 1: with specific intentions; for the express purpose; "she
needs the money expressly for her patients"
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grandiosely
0
adv 1: in a grandiose manner; "the building was bombastically
spacious" [syn: bombastically, grandiosely]
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grisly
0
adj 1: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds";
"the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of
burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome
evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and
plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived
by madmen" [syn: ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome,
macabre, sick]
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hoarsely
0
adv 1: in a hoarse or husky voice; "`Excuse me,' he said
hoarsely" [syn: hoarsely, huskily]
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loosely
0
adv 1: in a relaxed manner; not rigid; "his hands lay loosely"
[syn: loosely, slackly]
2: in a loose manner; "a union of loosely federated states"
3: without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he
interprets the law broadly" [syn: broadly, loosely,
broadly speaking, generally] [ant: narrowly]
4: knitted in a loose manner; "loosely knit"
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nicely
0
adv 1: in a nice way; "a nicely painted house"
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obtusely
0
adv 1: in a stupid manner; "he had so rapaciously desired and so
obtusely expected to find her alone" [syn: dumbly,
densely, obtusely]
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parsley
0
n 1: annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves [syn:
parsley, Petroselinum crispum]
2: aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely
and used to garnish food
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precisely
0
adv 1: indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing
precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it
was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just
enough salt" [syn: precisely, exactly, just]
2: in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely"
[syn: precisely, incisively, exactly] [ant:
imprecisely, inexactly]
3: just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" [syn:
precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the
button]
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scarcely
0
adv 1: only a very short time before; "they could barely hear
the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being
hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew
open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have
found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats [syn: barely,
hardly, just, scarcely, scarce]
2: almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly
more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the
emergency generator" [syn: hardly, scarcely]
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sparsely
0
adv 1: in a sparse manner; "sparsely inhabited"
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sprucely
0
adv 1: in a stylish manner; "He was smartly dressed" [syn:
smartly, modishly, sprucely]
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superciliously
0
adv 1: with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner; "`I
don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly"
[syn: sneeringly, superciliously, snidely]
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unwisely
0
adv 1: without good sense or judgment; "He acted foolishly when
he agreed to come" [syn: foolishly, unwisely] [ant:
sagely, wisely]
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wisely
0
adv 1: in a wise manner; "she acted wisely when she invited her
parents" [syn: wisely, sagely] [ant: foolishly,
unwisely]
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frizzly
0
adj 1: (of hair) in small tight curls [syn: crisp, frizzly,
frizzy, kinky, nappy]
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presley
0
n 1: United States rock singer whose many hit records and
flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music
(1935-1977) [syn: Presley, Elvis Presley, Elvis Aron
Presley]
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wesley
0
n 1: English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many
hymns (1707-1788) [syn: Wesley, Charles Wesley]
2: English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791) [syn:
Wesley, John Wesley]
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bellicosely
0
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crassly
0
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worsley
0
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beardsley
0
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beasley
0
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sisley
0
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lesley
0
-
leslie
0
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tinsley
0
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hensley
0
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moseley
0
-
mosley
0
-
wellesley
0
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comatosely
0