Definition Dictionary

The stability of a plan or preference as time passes, when relevant information and outcomes otherwise remain unchanged.

The quality of occurring or being completed at an appropriate or useful time.

A standard used to judge the quality or validity of something.

Easy to guide, manage, teach, or deal with.

A condition of calm and peacefulness.

To go beyond an ordinary boundary, limit, or expectation.

To make a written copy of speech or other material.

Lasting only a short time.

Connected with a change from one condition, stage, or system to another.

Lasting only a short time; passing.

To happen, or to become known after having been unclear.

An exchange or rearrangement of positions or order.

A badly distorted or absurd imitation of something worthy.

Disloyal or deceptive; also dangerously unreliable or difficult to navigate.

To enter another person's property without permission; figuratively, to intrude on rights or boundaries.

Words, actions, or a gift expressing respect, gratitude, or admiration.

Too small or unimportant to deserve much attention.

Overused to the point of losing interest or force.

To achieve a significant success or prevail over a difficulty or opponent.

Of little importance, value, or consequence.

Swollen; in writing, excessively inflated or pompous.

A state of intense disorder, confusion, or agitation.

Insincerity shown by presenting different or conflicting attitudes to different people.

Exercising power in a harsh, oppressive, or arbitrary way.