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corpulent
Adjective
Meaning:
Physically bulky; fat; excessively fat; chubby
Usage:
The once corpulent woman is trim and fit now
Santa Claus is a corpulent man with a ruddy complexion and a jolly grin
pugnacious
Meaning:
Having a quarrelsome or combative nature; truculent; aggressive; argumentative, belligerent, bellicose; confrontational; contentious; discordant
Usage:
Fortifying President Trump’s pugnacious drive to cripple federal unions, the administration has instructed agencies to move quickly and forcibly to implement his workforce executive orders
multitudinous
Adjective
Meaning:
Numerous; legion; many; multifold; including a multitude of individuals; existing in a great multitude; existing in or consisting of innumerable elements or aspects
Usage:
- Their lives have changed in multitudinous ways
- The multitudinous questions that seem to be an inevitable part of opening day at school
sardonic
Meaning:
Grimly mocking or cynical
Usage:
The play has moments of sharp humour, mostly emanating from the sardonic character of Jane
happify
Meaning:
To make happy; to gladden
Usage:
Happify your existence by helping others and by constant interaction with those adapted to elevate your life
dubious
Adjective
Meaning:
Not to be relied upon; unsettled in opinion; doubtful; of doubtful promise or outcome; giving rise to uncertainty
Usage:
- He seemed dubious about the idea
- That practice is of dubious legality
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