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  • 41listless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indifferent, languid, spiritless, apathetic, lethargic. See inactivity.Ant., energetic, lively. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking spirit or deSire] Syn. dull, stupid, spiritless, inattentive,… …

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  • 42Remiss — Re*miss (r? m?s ), a. [L. remissus, p. p. of remittere to send back, relax. See {Remit}.] Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence,… …

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  • 43David Gower — This article is about the cricketer David Gower. For the palaeontologist, see David J. Gower. For the rugby league player, see David Gower (rugby league). David Gower Personal information Full name David Ivon Gower …

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  • 44Lavender (color) — infobox color| title= Lavender (web color) pic= hex= E6E6FA r=230|g=230|b=250 c= 8|m= 8|y= 0|k=2 h=240|s= 8|v= 98 [ [http://web.forret.com/tools/color.asp?RGB=%236600FF web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #E6E6FA (Lavender (web… …

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  • 45slēg- — Also lēg . To be slack, be languid. Possibly related to slēb through a hypothetical base *slē (< earlier *sleə₁ ). Zero grade form *sləg , becoming *slag . 1. slack1, from Old English slæc, “loose,” indolent, careless, from Germanic *slak . 2.&#8230; …

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  • 46lackadaisical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. languid, listless, casual. See neglect.Ant., careful, intense. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. idle, inattentive, lazy; see dull 6 , listless 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. listless, languid,&#8230; …

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  • 47gʷer-2, gʷerǝ-, gʷerǝu-, gʷerī- —     gʷer 2, gʷerǝ , gʷerǝu , gʷerī     English meaning: heavy     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schwer”     Material: O.Ind. guru ḥ “ heavy, wichtig, ehrwũrdig” (compounds gárīyün, Sup. güriṣ ṭ ha ḥ), ágru “ledig”, gru muṣṭí ḥ “ heavy handful&#8230; …

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  • 48languorous — adjective lacking spirit or liveliness a lackadaisical attempt a languid mood a languid wave of the hand a hot languorous afternoon • Syn: ↑dreamy, ↑lackadaisical, ↑languid …

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  • 49Sicklier — Sickly Sick ly, a. [Compar. {Sicklier}; superl. {Sickliest}.] 1. Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body. [1913 Webster] This physic but prolongs thy sickly days. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Producing, or tending&#8230; …

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  • 50Sickliest — Sickly Sick ly, a. [Compar. {Sicklier}; superl. {Sickliest}.] 1. Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body. [1913 Webster] This physic but prolongs thy sickly days. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Producing, or tending&#8230; …

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