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absently
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adv 1: in an absentminded or preoccupied manner; "he read the
letter absently" [syn: absently, abstractedly,
inattentively, absentmindedly]
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abundantly
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adv 1: in an abundant manner; "they were abundantly supplied
with food"; "he thanked her profusely" [syn:
abundantly, copiously, profusely, extravagantly]
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accidentally
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adv 1: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn:
by chance, accidentally, circumstantially,
unexpectedly] [ant: advisedly, by choice, by
design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally,
on purpose, purposely]
2: of a minor or subordinate nature; "these magnificent
achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental
models" [syn: incidentally, accidentally]
3: without intention; in an unintentional manner; "she hit him
unintentionally" [syn: unintentionally, accidentally]
[ant: advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately,
designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely]
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adamantly
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adv 1: inflexibly; unshakably; "adamantly opposed to the
marriage"
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advertently
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adv 1: in a careful deliberate manner [syn: mindfully,
heedfully, advertently] [ant: inadvertently,
unknowingly, unmindfully, unwittingly]
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anciently
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adv 1: in ancient times; long ago; "a concern with what may have
happened anciently"
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apparently
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adv 1: from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper
crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is
seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been
ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really
concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the
problem seems minor" [syn: apparently, seemingly,
ostensibly, on the face of it]
2: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for
`plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed
and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too
important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently
nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some
time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not";
"You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" [syn:
obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently,
apparently, plainly, plain]
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ardently
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adv 1: in an ardent manner; "the spirit of God knew very well
that there was a deeper question to be settled before
there could be the intervention in power that was so
ardently desired"
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arrogantly
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adv 1: in an arrogant manner; "in the old days she had been
harsh and stiff ; afraid of her husband and yet
arrogantly proud that she had a husband strong and fierce
enough to make her afraid"
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belligerently
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adv 1: with hostility; in a belligerent hostile manner; "he
pushed her against the wall belligerently" [syn:
belligerently, hostilely]
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benevolently
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adv 1: in a benevolent manner; "she looked on benevolently"
[ant: malevolently]
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blatantly
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adv 1: in a blatant manner; "they blatantly violated the laws"
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bluntly
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adv 1: in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated
his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" [syn:
bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, flat out, roundly]
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brilliantly
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adv 1: with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the
windows glowed jewel bright" [syn: brilliantly,
brightly, bright]
2: in an extremely intelligent way; "he solved the problem
brilliantly"
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buoyantly
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adv 1: in a cheerfully buoyant manner; "we accepted the
opportunity buoyantly" [syn: buoyantly, chirpily]
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coherently
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adv 1: in a coherent manner; "she could not talk coherently
after the accident" [ant: incoherently]
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coincidently
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adv 1: happening at the same time [syn: coincidentally,
coincidently]
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comely
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adj 1: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming
modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for
a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent
burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: becoming, comely,
comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly]
2: very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny
bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn:
bonny, bonnie, comely, fair, sightly]
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competently
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adv 1: with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they
worked competently" [syn: competently, aptly, ably,
capably] [ant: displaying incompetence,
incompetently]
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concurrently
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adv 1: overlapping in duration; "concurrently with the
conference an exhibition of things associated with
Rutherford was held"; "going to school and holding a job
at the same time" [syn: concurrently, at the same
time]
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confidently
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adv 1: with confidence; in a confident manner; "we have to do
what is right confidently"
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conjointly
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adv 1: in conjunction with; combined; "our salaries put together
couldn't pay for the damage"; "we couldn't pay for the
damages with all our salaries put together" [syn:
jointly, collectively, conjointly, together with]
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consequently
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adv 1: (sentence connectors) because of the reason given;
"consequently, he didn't do it"; "continued to have
severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor"
[syn: consequently, accordingly]
2: as a consequence; "he had good reason to be grateful for the
opportunities which they had made available to him and which
consequently led to the good position he now held" [syn:
consequently, therefore]
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consistently
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adv 1: in a systematic or consistent manner; "they
systematically excluded women" [syn: systematically,
consistently] [ant: inconsistently,
unsystematically]
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constantly
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adv 1: without variation or change, in every case; "constantly
kind and gracious"; "he always arrives on time" [syn:
constantly, invariably, always]
2: without interruption; "the world is constantly changing"
[syn: constantly, always, forever, perpetually,
incessantly]
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conveniently
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adv 1: in a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently
located" [syn: handily, conveniently] [ant:
inconveniently]
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currently
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adv 1: at this time or period; now; "he is presently our
ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live
in Connecticut" [syn: presently, currently]
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decently
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adv 1: in a decent manner; "they don't know how to dress
decently" [ant: indecently]
2: in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't
you carry me decent?" [syn: properly, decently, decent,
in good order, right, the right way] [ant:
improperly]
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defiantly
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adv 1: in a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words
rebelliously" [syn: rebelliously, contumaciously,
defiantly]
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despondently
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adv 1: with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked
despairingly" [syn: despairingly, despondently]
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differently
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adv 1: in another and different manner; "very soon you will know
differently"; "she thought otherwise"; "there is no way
out other than the fire escape"; [syn: differently,
otherwise, other than]
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diffidently
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adv 1: in a diffident manner; "`Oh, well,' he shrugged
diffidently, `I like the work.'"
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diligently
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adv 1: with diligence; in a diligent manner; "we may diligently
observe the Lord's supper on the first day of the week,
diligently preach the gospel, or minister to the saint"
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discordantly
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adv 1: in a discordant manner; "the piece ended discordantly"
[syn: discordantly, unharmoniously]
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disobediently
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adv 1: in a disobedient manner; "he went ahead disobediently and
did what his supervisor had warned him not to do" [ant:
obediently, yieldingly]
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distantly
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adv 1: from or at a distance; "dimly, distantly, voices sounded
in the stillness"
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ebulliently
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adv 1: in an ebullient manner; "Khrushchev ebulliently promised
to supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against
American aggression" [syn: ebulliently, exuberantly,
expansively]
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expediently
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adv 1: in an expedient manner [syn: expediently,
inadvisably] [ant: inexpediently]
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faintly
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adv 1: to a faint degree or weakly perceived; "between him and
the dim light a form was outlined faintly"; "stars
shining faintly through the overcast"; "could hear his
distant shouts only faintly"; "the rumors weren't even
faintly true"
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flamboyantly
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adv 1: in a fancy colorful manner; "he dresses rather
flamboyantly" [syn: flamboyantly, showily,
flashily]
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fluently
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adv 1: in a fluent manner; "she speaks French fluently"
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gently
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adv 1: in a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain"
2: in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"
[syn: gently, mildly]
3: with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the
forehead" [syn: lightly, softly, gently]
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importantly
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adv 1: in an important way or to an important degree; "more
importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning
attached to the event by the social scientist could alter
his definition of the concrete event itself" [syn:
importantly, significantly]
2: in an important way; "for centuries jellies have figured
importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive
occasion"
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incessantly
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adv 1: with unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly
to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle
of perfection that is the goal of every artiste" [syn:
endlessly, ceaselessly, incessantly, unceasingly,
unendingly, continuously]
2: without interruption; "the world is constantly changing"
[syn: constantly, always, forever, perpetually,
incessantly]
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incidentally
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adv 1: introducing a different topic; in point of fact;
"incidentally, I won't go to the party" [syn: by the
way, by the bye, incidentally, apropos]
2: of a minor or subordinate nature; "these magnificent
achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental
models" [syn: incidentally, accidentally]
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inconveniently
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adv 1: in an inconvenient manner; "he arrived at an
inconveniently late hour" [ant: conveniently,
handily]
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intently
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adv 1: with strained or eager attention; "listened intently";
"stood watching intently"
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jointly
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adv 1: in collaboration or cooperation; "this paper was written
jointly"
2: in conjunction with; combined; "our salaries put together
couldn't pay for the damage"; "we couldn't pay for the
damages with all our salaries put together" [syn: jointly,
collectively, conjointly, together with]
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luxuriantly
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adv 1: in an abundant and luxuriant manner; "whiskers grew
luxuriantly from his ample jowls"
2: in an elegantly luxuriant way; "this suave, culture-loving
and luxuriantly good-looking M.P.represents the car-workers
of Coventry"
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obediently
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adv 1: in an obedient manner; "obediently she slipped off her
right shoe and stocking" [syn: obediently,
yieldingly] [ant: disobediently]
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presciently
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adv 1: with foresight; "more presciently than they superiors,
these workers grasped the economic situation" [syn:
presciently, cannily]
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quaintly
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adv 1: in a strange but not unpleasant manner; "the old lady
expressed herself somewhat quaintly"
2: in a quaint old-fashioned manner; "the room was quaintly
furnished"
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saintly
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adj 1: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an
angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific
smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my
sainted mother" [syn: angelic, angelical, beatific,
saintlike, saintly, sainted]
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subserviently
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adv 1: in an obsequious manner; "she acts obsequiously toward
her boss" [syn: obsequiously, subserviently,
servilely]
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transiently
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adv 1: for a very short time; "these three pions may actually be
joined together transiently as a compound particle during
the interchange process"
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vehemently
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adv 1: in a vehement manner; "he vehemently denied the
accusations against him"
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complacently
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adv 1: in a self-satisfied manner; "he complacently lived out
his life as a village school teacher"
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aberrantly
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abhorrently
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acquiescently
0
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adherently
0
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adjacently
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adolescently
0
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affluently
0
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ambivalently
0
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beneficently
0
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clairvoyantly
0
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clemently
0
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cogently
0
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complaisantly
0
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compliantly
0
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concomitantly
0
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concordantly
0
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congruently
0
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constituently
0
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contingently
0
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corpulently
0
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decadently
0
-
deficiently
0
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delinquently
0
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dependently
0
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discrepantly
0
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dissonantly
0
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divergently
0
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dominantly
0
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esuriently
0
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gauntly
0
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incipiently
0
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omnisciently
0
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resiliently
0
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scantly
0
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suppliantly
0
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huntly
0
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bentley
0
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preveniently
0