Worst - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Unable to think clearly; confused.

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This might just be my addled brain playing tricks

verb

Make (someone) unable to think clearly; confuse.

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Being in love must have addled your brain

adjective

Confused and unable to think clearly

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I'm afraid my sun-addled brain couldn't make any sense of the instructions., he was so addled by dr…

adjective

Preventing success or development; harmful; unfavourable.

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Taxes are having an adverse effect on production

adjective

Going against something, or causing harm

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Her policies may have adverse effects on the economy.

adjective

Harmful or likely to cause problems

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A chain reaction of adverse events in the financial markets has put lenders under severe pressure.,…

adjective

Done in an unskilful or inept way.

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Her amateurish interviewing technique

adjective

Performed without much skill

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The movie drags along, made even worse by amateurish acting.

adjective

Having no skill, or showing no skill

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Their website looks amateurish.

adverb

In a way that shows a lack of skill

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The email contained a short, amateurishly shot video of the race., the play was poorly acted and am…

adjective

Lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something.

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An amoral attitude to sex

adjective

Without moral principles

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Business is an amoral activity focused coldly on success.

adjective

Expressing or showing regretful acknowledgement of an offence or failure.

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She was very apologetic about the whole incident

adjective

Expressing regret about having caused someone inconvenience or unhappiness

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He was apologetic for not returning my call., the waiter apologetically took the bone back to the k…

adjective

Showing that you feel sorry about having caused someone problems or unhappiness

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She was so apologetic about forgetting my birthday it was almost embarrassing., i hope he was suita…

adjective

Embarrassed or guilty because of one's actions, characteristics, or associations.

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You should be ashamed of yourself

adjective

Feeling bad because you are aware that others know that you or someone connected with you has done something wrong or embarrassing

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[ + to infinitive ] pedro was never ashamed to admit his mistakes., i felt deeply ashamed for my fa…

adjective

Feeling guilty or embarrassed about something you have done or about a quality in your character

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You've got nothing to be ashamed of., she ought to be thoroughly ashamed of herself - talking to he…

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

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The place smelled awful

adverb

Awfully; very.

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We're an awful long way from the motorway

adjective

Extremely bad or unpleasant

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He suffered awful injuries in the crash., we had awful weather., she has an awful boss., what an aw…

noun

The lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.

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She sat down at the base of a tree

verb

Use (something specified) as the foundation or starting point for something.

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The film is based on a novel by pat conroy

adjective

Without moral principles; ignoble.

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The electorate's baser instincts of greed and selfishness

verb

Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

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If we were caught we were beaten

noun

A main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry.

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The glissando begins on the second beat

adjective

Short for beatnik.

adjective

Of the most excellent or desirable type or quality.

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The best midfielder in the country

adverb

To the highest degree; most (used with verbs suggesting a desirable action or state or a successful outcome).

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They named the pictures they liked best

noun

That which is the most excellent, outstanding, or desirable.

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Buy the best you can afford

adjective

Not genuine or true (used in a disapproving manner when deception has been attempted).

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A bogus insurance claim

adjective

False, not real, or not legal

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On investigation, his claim was found to be bogus., she produced some bogus documents to support he…

adjective

Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.

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She had been careless and had left the window unlocked

adjective

Not taking or showing enough care and attention

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My son's teacher says that his work is often rather careless., he made a careless remark (= one mad…

adjective

Relaxed, natural, and free from worry

adverb

In a casual or reckless way; inattentively.

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Roadsides are full of litter thrown carelessly by passers-by

adverb

Without taking or showing enough care and attention

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He told me off for driving carelessly., some teenagers carelessly disregard the basic rules for wea…

adverb

In a way that is relaxed, natural, and free from worry

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He swayed and danced carelessly throughout friday's show., the man was about six inches in front of…

verb

(of a rebuke or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on.

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The director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops

verb

Past simple and past participle of chasten

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He was chastened by the defeat and determined to work harder.

verb

To make someone understand that they have failed or done something wrong and make them want to improve

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He was chastened by the defeat and determined to work harder.

verb

Overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force.

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He conquered cyprus

verb

To defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land

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I felt like i had conquered the world., students have to conquer their initial shyness., the conque…

verb

To take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force, or to defeat someone in a game or competition

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The spanish conquered the new world in the 16th century., the english were conquered by the normans…

adjective

Feeling very sorry for something that you have done wrong

adjective

Feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong.

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A contrite tone

adjective

Feeling very sorry and guilty for something bad that you have done

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A contrite apology/expression

adjective

Having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

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Unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials

verb

Cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

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There is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts

adjective

Dishonest and willing to use your position or power to your own advantage, esp. for money

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It’s been called the most politically corrupt city in the nation., your philosophy is corrupt., pol…

adjective

Made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud.

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Counterfeit £10 notes

noun

A fraudulent imitation of something else.

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He knew the tapes to be counterfeits

verb

Imitate fraudulently.

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My signature is extremely hard to counterfeit

noun

A person who has committed a crime.

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These men are dangerous criminals

adjective

Relating to crime.

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They are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage

adjective

Involving or having the character of a crime

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She may face criminal charges for lying to a grand jury., he had an extensive criminal record (= an…

noun

The hooked staff of a shepherd.

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Seizing his crook from behind the door, he set off to call his dogs

verb

Bend (something, especially a finger as a signal).

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He crooked a finger for the waitress

adjective

Bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.

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It was pretty crook on the land in the early 1970s

adjective

Having rotted or decomposed.

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Decayed animal and plant matter

verb

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

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The body had begun to decay

verb

Past simple and past participle of decay

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Sugar makes your teeth decay., the role of the extended family has been decaying for some time., po…

verb

(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay.

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The body had begun to decompose

verb

Past simple and past participle of decompose

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The body must have been decomposing for several weeks., microbes decompose organic waste into a mix…

verb

To decay, or to cause something to decay

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The body must have been decomposing for several weeks.

adjective

(of organic matter) in the process of decaying.

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Decomposing fungi

verb

(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay.

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The body had begun to decompose

verb

Present participle of decompose

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The body must have been decomposing for several weeks., microbes decompose organic waste into a mix…

verb

Win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat.

Примеры использования:

Garibaldi defeated the neapolitan army

noun

An instance of defeating or being defeated.

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A 1–0 defeat by grimsby

verb

To oppose and cause someone to lose in a competition or war so that you can win

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Bill clinton defeated george bush for the presidency in 1992., [ u ] in the american civil war, the…

adjective

Imperfect or faulty.

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Complaints over defective goods

noun

Having mental disabilities.

adjective

Containing a fault, or not working correctly

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The company does not accept returns on any technology products unless they're defective or damaged.…

adverb

In a way that causes something not to work correctly

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A defectively designed product, the accident was due to the defectively fitted central heating boil…

adjective

Not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient.

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This diet is deficient in vitamin b

adjective

Lacking or not good enough

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A diet that is deficient in protein is harmful to children.

adjective

Not having enough of

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Deficient in a diet deficient in vitamin d may cause the disease rickets.

adverb

In a way that is not good enough

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The review failed to show that the attorney had performed deficiently., the system was deficiently …

adjective

Having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.

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A degenerate form of a higher civilization

noun

An immoral or corrupt person.

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Get out of my house, you degenerate!

verb

Decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.

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The quality of life had degenerated

adjective

Morally corrupt; wicked.

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He was a depraved lecher

verb

Make (someone) immoral or wicked.

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This book would deprave and corrupt young children

adjective

Morally bad or evil

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A depraved character/mind, someone who can kill a child like that must be totally depraved.

adjective

Unpleasant or unenjoyable.

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A disagreeable thought

adjective

Unpleasant; unattractive

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The drinking water had a disagreeable oily taste.

adjective

Unpleasant

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A disagreeable young man, she said some very disagreeable things.

adjective

Suffering from disease.

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Diseased trees

adjective

Suffering from a disease

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A diseased lung/kidney, diseased brain tissue, farmers were dumping or burying the diseased carcass…

adjective

Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way.

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He was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family

adjective

Not honest

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He’s been dishonest with us, and i’ll never trust him again.

adjective

Bringing shame or disgrace on someone or something.

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His crimes are petty and dishonourable

adjective

A dishonourable action causes embarrassment and a loss of people's respect

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This was a dishonourable attempt to avoid responsibility., they regard killing an unarmed man as di…

adjective

A dishonourable person is not honest or fair, or does not deserve praise and respect

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I know him, and he is not a dishonourable man.

adjective

(of a person or a way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures.

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Unfortunately, his heir was feckless and dissolute

adjective

Showing a lack of good character and morals; immoral

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A dissolute life

adjective

(of a person) living in a way that other people strongly disapprove of

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He led a dissolute life, drinking, and womanizing till his death.

adjective

Causing anxiety, sorrow or pain; upsetting.

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Some very distressing news

verb

Cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

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I didn't mean to distress you

adjective

Upsetting or worrying

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The news reports about the famine were very distressing., it was deeply distressing for him to see …

adjective

Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.

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There's been a dreadful accident

adjective

Very bad

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I realized i had committed a dreadful mistake.

adjective

Causing fear, shock, or suffering

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The news report was so dreadful that i just had to switch it off., the dreadful sufferings of the p…

verb

Hit or beat (someone) repeatedly.

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He was drubbed with tiresome regularity by his classmates

verb

To beat someone easily, especially in a sports competition

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The yankees drubbed the red sox 19-8., it would be unimaginable for chelsea to drub roma 7-1.

noun

A thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless.

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All three bombs were duds

adjective

Not working or meeting standards; faulty.

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A dud ignition switch

verb

Trick or swindle (someone).

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They became increasingly aware of their rights and how much they were being dudded

adjective

Profoundly immoral and wicked.

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His evil deeds

noun

Profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force.

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His struggle against the forces of evil

noun

The condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type

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[ u ] a contest between good and evil, an evil ruler

adjective

Not genuine; imitation or counterfeit.

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She got on the plane with a fake passport

noun

A thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham.

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Fakes of old masters

verb

Forge or counterfeit (something).

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She faked her spouse's signature

adjective

Not according with truth or fact; incorrect.

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He was feeding false information to his customers

adjective

(of things) not real, but made to look real, or (of information) not true but made to seem true in order to deceive

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Haban used false identification to enter france., the company presented clients with documents cont…

adjective

Not true or correct

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It is an offense to give false information on your application form., the wanted man is known to be…

adverb

In a way that is not done perfectly or does not work correctly

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It was found that the engine had been fitted faultily., the smoke detectors have been performing fa…

adjective

Not working or made correctly; having defects.

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A faulty brake

adjective

Not working correctly, or not correct

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Faulty brakes, his arguments were based on faulty reasoning.

adjective

Not working correctly

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The company recalled over 500,000 cars last year because of a faulty connection in their new model.…

adjective

Contaminated through contact with flies and their eggs and larvae.

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Flyblown meat

adjective

Covered with the marks of flies or their eggs

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Flyblown sandwiches, they had the unpleasant task of disposing of the flyblown corpses.

adjective

Dirty and unattractive

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They found themselves in a flyblown old industrial part of town., my heart began to sink as we drov…

adjective

Obtained, done by, or involving deception, especially criminal deception.

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Fraudulent share dealing

adjective

Not what it claims or pretends to be

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Fraudulent advertising, there’s been a rise in fraudulent insurance claims.

adjective

Intended to deceive someone, for example, to get money

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They thought i might try to collect insurance on a fraudulent claim., for a charge of fraudulent tr…

noun

An activity that one engages in for amusement or fun.

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The kids were playing a game with their balloons

adjective

Eager or willing to do something new or challenging.

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They were game for anything

verb

Manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous.

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It was very easy for a few big companies to game the system

adjective

(of part of a person's body, especially the leg) unable to function normally because of injury or chronic pain.

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He had a gammy leg, it had steel in it or something

adjective

A gammy leg or other body part is damaged or does not work correctly

Примеры использования:

I've got a gammy knee.

idiom

Win a victory over

phrase

Gain an advantage over or defeat (someone) by superior strength or ability.

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No one has ever got the better of her yet

idiom

To defeat someone

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She played well, but her opponent got the better of her.

adjective

Very serious or gloomy.

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His grim expression

adjective

Not good; having no chance of a good result

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The outlook for a full recovery was grim., the future looks grim for workers who are losing their j…

adjective

Extremely bad, worrying, or without hope

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Look grim the future looks grim.

adjective

Feeling very guilty

adjective

Culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing.

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He was found guilty of manslaughter

adjective

If you feel guilty, you feel that you have done something wrong

Примеры использования:

I feel so guilty about forgetting your birthday.

adjective

Feeling guilt

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Guilty about i feel so guilty about forgetting her birthday., she must have done something wrong, b…

adjective

Not conforming to accepted standards of morality.

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Unseemly and immoral behaviour

adjective

Not following accepted standards of morally right behavior or thought

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Discrimination on the basis of race is immoral., the immorality of lying

adjective

Morally wrong, or outside society's standards of acceptable, honest, and moral behaviour

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An immoral act, immoral behaviour, it's an immoral tax, because the poor will pay relatively more.

adjective

Not perfect; faulty or incomplete.

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An imperfect grasp of english

noun

The imperfect tense.

adjective

Not perfect or not complete

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Our rule of law is still imperfect, but it’s better than having no laws at all., [ c ] investigator…

adverb

In a flawed or incomplete way.

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The disease was imperfectly understood at the time

adverb

In a way that is damaged, contains problems, or does not have something it should

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The original recordings had been only imperfectly documented., young children need opportunities to…

adjective

Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

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These labels prove to be wholly inadequate

adjective

Too low in quality or too small in amount; not enough

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An inadequate income/offer, i feel inadequate when i talk to miranda about art because she knows so…

adjective

Too small in amount

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Inadequate funds/incomes/pensions too many of us are retiring on hopelessly inadequate incomes., th…

adverb

In a way that lacks the quality or quantity required; unsatisfactorily.

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A hastily trained, inadequately equipped army

adverb

In a way that is not good enough or too low in quality

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Staff were inadequately trained and failed to carry out their duties., our scientific research is i…

adverb

In a way that is too small in amount

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Our scientific research is inadequately funded.

adverb

In a way that shows someone does not have the ability to do something as it should be done

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The exam was incompetently designed and administered., he managed the department so incompetently t…

adverb

In a mistaken way; wrongly.

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His name had been spelt incorrectly

adverb

In a way that is not correct or true

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For many years the sculpture was incorrectly thought to be by donatello., he claims that his remark…

adverb

In a way that is not acceptable or not as it should be

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I apologize if i behaved incorrectly or inappropriately., shareholders can get rid of a board membe…

adverb

In a way that is not well organized or skilled and wastes time, energy, money, etc.

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The hotel is inefficiently run., when wood burns inefficiently, it creates smoke.

adverb

In a way that is not skilled or effective

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The club has been run ineptly for nearly two decades now., the government has reacted slowly and in…

adverb

In a way that shows little skill

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The interviews are inexpertly conducted., he spent a great deal of time inexpertly milking complain…

adjective

Lower in rank, status, or quality.

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Schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country

noun

A person lower than another in rank, status, or ability.

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Her social and intellectual inferiors

adjective

Not good, or not as good as someone or something else

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Inferior to these products are inferior to those we bought last year., she cited cases in which wom…

adjective

Grossly unfair and morally wrong.

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An iniquitous tax

adjective

Very wrong and unfair

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It is an iniquitous system that allows a person to die because they have no money to pay for medici…

adjective

Harmed, damaged, or impaired.

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A road accident left him severely injured

verb

Do physical harm or damage to (someone).

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The explosion injured several people

adjective

Hurt or physically harmed

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She was told to stay in bed to rest her injured back.

noun

A person made weak or disabled by illness or injury.

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She spent the rest of her life as an invalid

verb

Remove (someone) from active service in the armed forces because of injury or illness.

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He was badly wounded and invalided out of the infantry

adjective

(of an official document or procedure) not legally recognized because it contravenes a regulation or law.

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The will was declared invalid and the children were entitled to the estate

adjective

Broken or too old to use

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My bike's knackered., i'm too knackered to go out this evening.

adjective

Full of maggots.

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Maggoty apples

noun

A man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves.

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He acceded to his master's wishes

verb

Used as a title prefixed to the name of a boy not old enough to be called ‘mr’.

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Master james wishart

noun

A ship or boat with a specified number of masts.

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A three-master

verb

Slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect.

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The books, if any are ever printed, will moulder in the warehouse

adjective

Slowly decaying or disintegrating, especially because of neglect.

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Piles of mouldering rubbish

adjective

Covered with a fungal growth which causes decay, due to age or damp conditions.

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Mouldy bread

adjective

Covered with mould

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Mouldy bread/cheese, all he gave me was a mouldy old 50p., the city's museums are filled with mould…

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

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Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell

noun

An unpleasant or harmful person or thing.

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A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties

Offensive or even (of persons) malicious

adjective

(typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.

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The nefarious activities of the organized-crime syndicates

adjective

(especially of activities) morally bad

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The company's ceo seems to have been involved in some nefarious practices/activities.

adverb

In a way that does not show enough attention or care for something or someone that you are responsible for

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The lawsuit says the defendants acted negligently.

adverb

Away from the place in question; to or at a distance.

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The man ran off

preposition

Moving away and often down from.

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He rolled off the bed

adjective

Characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate.

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Even the greatest athletes have off days

verb

Succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty).

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He overcame his pain for a time

verb

Defeat or overcome with superior strength.

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He overpowered the two men and frogmarched them to the police station

verb

To defeat someone by having greater strength or power

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The team’s forward is strong enough to overpower smaller defenders and quick enough to drive past b…

verb

Bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water.

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Floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses

adjective

Full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.

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The parlous state of the economy

adverb

Greatly or excessively.

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She is parlous handsome

adjective

Very bad, dangerous, or uncertain

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Relations between the two countries have been in a parlous state for some time., i'd like to buy a …

adjective

Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant.

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A penitent expression

noun

A person who repents their sins and (in the christian church) seeks forgiveness from god.

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It would entail suspension from eucharistic communion and taking one's seat in a special part of th…

adjective

Not genuine; fraudulent.

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Phoney cruise-ship job offers

noun

A fraudulent person or thing.

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I'm a fake, a phony, a fraud, an impostor, and a charlatan of the worse degree.

adjective

Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.

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They were too poor to afford a telephone

adverb

In a way that is unsatisfactory or inadequate.

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Schools that were performing poorly

adjective

Unwell.

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She looked poorly

adverb

Not well

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A business as poorly managed as that one doesn't deserve to succeed., he says he's feeling poorly a…

adjective

Relating to or causing decay.

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They were killed by the putrefactive bacteria

verb

(of a body or other organic matter) decay or rot and produce a fetid smell.

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The body was beginning to putrefy

verb

Past simple and past participle of putrefy

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The smell of putrefying flesh, the body had putrefied beyond recognition.

adjective

Undergoing the process of decay; rotting.

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The odour of putrescent flesh

adjective

(of organic matter) decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell.

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A butcher who sold putrid meat

adjective

(of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale.

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Rancid meat

adjective

(of food containing a fat such as butter or oil) tasting or smelling unpleasant because it is not fresh

noun

A position in the hierarchy of the armed forces.

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An army officer of high rank

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

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Students ranked the samples in order of preference

adjective

(of vegetation) growing too thickly and coarsely.

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Clumps of rank grass

adjective

Feeling or showing regret.

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He sounded regretful but pointed out that he had committed himself

adjective

Feeling or expressing sadness or disappointment

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A regretful sigh, "we never spoke of it," anne regretfully acknowledged.

adjective

(of conduct or an event) giving rise to regret; undesirable; unwelcome.

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The loss of this number of jobs is regrettable

adjective

Causing or deserving sadness or disappointment

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The omission of a sponsor’s name on the program was a regrettable error., regrettably, he died befo…

adjective

Filled with remorse; sorry.

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The defendant was remorseful for what he had done

adjective

Expressing or feeling sincere regret and remorse; remorseful.

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He is truly repentant for his incredible naivety and stupidity

adjective

Feeling sorry for something that you have done

noun

An unprincipled person.

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He had to present himself as more of a lovable reprobate than a spirit of corruption

adjective

Unprincipled.

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Reprobate behaviour

verb

Express or feel disapproval of.

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His neighbours reprobated his method of proceeding

adjective

Suffering from decay.

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Rotten eggs

adverb

To an extreme degree; very much.

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Your mother said that i spoiled you rotten

adjective

See at rot.

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A rotten trick, rotten behavior

noun

A disorderly retreat of defeated troops.

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The retreat degenerated into a rout

verb

Defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.

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In a matter of minutes the attackers were routed

verb

Cut a groove, or any pattern not extending to the edges, in (a wooden or metal surface).

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You routed each plank all along its length

adjective

Considered to be less important or of lower quality than others

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The poor are treated as second-class citizens.

adjective

Relating to the normal level of service offered, especially on a train

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She was sitting in one of the second-class compartments., second-class fares/tickets/travel, a seco…

adjective

Not of good quality

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A second-rate hotel

adjective

Expressing or feeling criticism of yourself

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He was in a disillusioned, self-reproachful mood, dwelling on his past mistakes., here her flood of…

adjective

Feeling or expressing shame or embarrassment.

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All the boys looked shamefaced

adjective

Awkward and embarrassed or ashamed

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He looked somewhat shamefaced when he realized his mistake.

adverb

In a way that is careless, of poor quality, and that uses low quality materials

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These clothes are very shoddily made., many buildings in the area are shoddily constructed., i've b…

adjective

Badly made or done.

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We're not paying good money for shoddy goods

noun

An inferior quality yarn or fabric made from the shredded fibre of waste woollen cloth or clippings.

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The production of shoddy and mattress stuffing

adjective

Made or done without care

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The furniture is shoddy and cheap.

adjective

Wicked and immoral; committing or characterized by the committing of sins.

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Sinful men

adjective

Feeling sad or distressed through sympathy with someone else's misfortune.

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I was sorry to hear about what happened to your family

adjective

Having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar.

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She sampled the wine and found it was sour

noun

A drink made by mixing a spirit with lemon or lime juice.

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A rum sour

verb

Make or become sour.

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Water soured with tamarind

adjective

Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.

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Separating authentic and spurious claims

adjective

Below the usual or required standard.

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Substandard housing

adjective

Below a satisfactory standard

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There’s plenty of substandard child care available.

adjective

Extremely bad or serious.

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A terrible crime

verb

Beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip.

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She thrashed him across the head and shoulders

noun

A violent or noisy movement of beating or thrashing.

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The thrash of the waves

verb

Give a beating to

verb

Defeat heavily in a contest.

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Essex trounced cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final

verb

Beat severely with a whip or rod

verb

To defeat a competitor by a large score

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The red sox trounced the yankees 12 to 1 in the first game.

adjective

Not satisfactory or allowable.

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Unacceptable behaviour

adjective

Too bad to be accepted, approved of, or allowed to continue

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These mistakes are unacceptable., the proposal is unacceptable to theater owners.

adjective

Expressing or showing a lack of approval or support.

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Single mothers are often the target of unfavourable press attention

adjective

Not good, and likely to cause problems or prevent success

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Other countries may lure private equity executives offshore if the tax regime in britain became unf…

adjective

Not giving you an advantage or a good chance of success

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Current conditions are very unfavourable for new businesses., we have to be prepared for an unfavou…

adjective

Having or marked by bad fortune; unlucky.

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There'd been an unfortunate accident

noun

A person who suffers bad fortune.

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Those unfortunates whose lives are marred by poverty

adjective

Having, bringing, or resulting from bad luck.

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An unlucky defeat

adjective

Having or bringing bad luck

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For the unlucky people who get the flu, the health department advises: stay home!

adjective

Causing discomfort, unhappiness, or revulsion; disagreeable.

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An unpleasant smell

adjective

Not attractive or enjoyable or easy to like

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An unpleasant surprise, unpleasant memories, an unpleasant young man, rob chuckled unpleasantly.

adverb

In a way that is not good enough

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Prices for corn and soybeans have remained unsatisfactorily low for many farmers., at the end of th…

adjective

Not satisfactory; not good enough.

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Years of living in unsatisfactory rented accommodation

adjective

(of a guest or new arrival) not gladly received.

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Guards kept out unwelcome visitors

verb

Defeat thoroughly.

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He successfully vanquished his rival

verb

Defeat in a competition, race, or conflict

verb

To defeat completely

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Smallpox, a once deadly disease, has now been vanquished.

adjective

Relating to, constituting, or guilty of wicked or criminal behaviour.

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A villainous plot

adjective

A villainous person or an action is evil

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A villainous dictator

adjective

Evil or morally wrong.

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A wicked and unscrupulous politician

verb

Absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

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Garments that wick moisture away from the skin

adjective

Morally wrong and bad

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He was a wicked, ruthless, and dishonest man., she has a wicked sense of humor., the demands of fun…

adjective

Containing small holes that were made by the young of particular types of insect, especially woodworm

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A worm-eaten table/beam

adjective

(of organic tissue) infested with or eaten into by worms.

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The prisoners received wormy vegetables

adjective

Containing worms, or infected or damaged by worms

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Look at these vegetables - they're all mottled and wormy.

adjective

Having no real value or use.

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That promise is worthless

adjective

Having no value in money

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Now that the company has gone bankrupt, your contract is worthless., examples of this artist’s earl…

adjective

Having no value

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The stock is virtually worthless, trading at less than 6 cents a share., the security system he bou…

adjective

Inflicted with a wound; injured.

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A wounded soldier

verb

Inflict a wound on.

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The sergeant was seriously wounded

adjective

Offended or upset by what someone has said or done

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A wounded expression, wounded pride, a wounded soldier, ambulances took the wounded to nearby hospi…