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Tag Archives: Beastly

Pusillanimous

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Pusillanimous is an adjective that’s used to describe someone who’s lacking in courage. More specifically, it’s a term that’s well suited to a person acting cowardly or chicken. If you’ve […]

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Obstreperous

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  Obstreperous is a beastly sounding adjective that possesses an equally beastly meaning. Primarily, it is used to describe somebody who is noisy and difficult to control, though this can also apply […]

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Stertorously

November 4, 2012by Lisa Ferlazzo Leave a comment

Stertorously is an adverb that describes the action of someone who is snoring or gasping heavily. This is often a noisy act, disruptive to those around the source of the […]

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Malodorous

November 3, 2012by Lisa Ferlazzo Leave a comment

Malodorous is an adjective which is used to describe a smell or odour that is particularly unpleasant or offensive. Anything that gives off a stench and reeks putridly, such as […]

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Absquatulate

October 29, 2012by Lisa Ferlazzo Leave a comment

Absquatulate is a beastly sounding word that describes the act of getting away or departing in a hurry. Who of us can say we have never absquatulated from an encounter […]

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Expergefaction

October 23, 2012by Lisa Ferlazzo 1 Comment

Expergefaction is something we all do every day, often reluctantly. The word refers to that dreaded moment of waking up, when one is roused from sleep. A person thus experiences […]

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