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  • 21decay — vb Decay, decompose, rot, putrefy, spoil, disintegrate, crumble mean to undergo or, in some cases, to cause something to undergo destructive dissolution. Decay implies change, commonly a natural and gradual change, from a state of soundness or… …

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  • 22dirty — adj Dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, squalid mean conspicuously unclean or impure. Dirty is the general term for what is sullied or defiled with dirt of any kind {dirty hands} {dirty linen} {dirty streets} {he was dirty and bloodstained and his… …

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  • 23distastefulness — noun 1. extreme unpalatability to the mouth • Syn: ↑disgustingness, ↑nauseatingness, ↑sickeningness, ↑unsavoriness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unsavory (for: ↑unsavoriness …

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  • 24odiousness — noun the quality of being offensive • Syn: ↑offensiveness, ↑distastefulness • Derivationally related forms: ↑distasteful (for: ↑distastefulness), ↑odious, ↑offensive …

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  • 25Odium — O di*um ([=o] d[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr. odi I hate. Cf. {Annoy}, {Noisome}.] 1. Intense hatred or dislike; loathing; abhorrence. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness. [1913 Webster] She threw the odium of the… …

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  • 26Odium theologicum — Odium O di*um ([=o] d[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr. odi I hate. Cf. {Annoy}, {Noisome}.] 1. Intense hatred or dislike; loathing; abhorrence. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness. [1913 Webster] She threw the odium of… …

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  • 27indecorous — adjective Etymology: Latin indecorus, from in + decorus decorous Date: 1668 not decorous ; conflicting with accepted standards of good conduct or good taste • indecorously adverb • indecorousness noun Synonyms: indecorous, improper, unseeml …

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  • 28decay — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French decaïr, from Late Latin decadere to fall, sink, from Latin de + cadere to fall more at chance Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to decline from a sound or prosperous condition 2. to… …

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  • 29offensive — I. adjective Date: circa 1564 1. a. making attack ; aggressive b. of, relating to, or designed for attack < offensive weapons > c. of or relating to an attempt to score in a game or contest; also of or relating to a team in possession of the ball …

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  • 30Fart — is an English language vulgarism most commonly used in reference to flatulence. The word fart is generally considered unsuitable in a formal environment by modern English speakers, and it may be considered vulgar or offensive in some situations.&#8230; …

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