Definition Dictionary

Left without something needed or valued, often through loss.

Very obvious and conspicuous, usually in an offensive or improper way.

Using grand, inflated language that outweighs its substance.

Rude and insensitive to others.

Shortness in duration or expression.

To introduce a subject for discussion, especially a delicate one.

Relating to the pleasant, quiet qualities of rural life.

Showing an unfeeling disregard for other people's difficulties.

Inexperienced and immature.

Open and honest expression.

To stop resisting and accept another side's demands.

Disposed to find petty faults or raise objections.

To criticize or reprimand severely.

Absolute and without qualification or exception.

Sharply critical or sarcastic; literally, able to burn or corrode.

Showing a careless or dismissive attitude toward an important matter.

To express strong disapproval or issue a formal reprimand.

Following a winding or indirect route; also indirect in expression or action.

To place limits or restrictions on something.

To get around a difficulty, obstacle, or rule.

To come together to form a whole.

Aware of or having knowledge of something.

The quality of parts holding together as a unified whole.

Characteristic of ordinary informal conversation.