timorous
/ˈtɪməɹəs/
adjective
- Fearful; afraid; timid
similar:
fearful
shy
timid
example:
Mr. Fiddles the cat was timorous around the forlorn room.
definitions.
curtail
/kɜːˈteɪl/
noun
- A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.
verb
- To cut short the tail of an animal
- To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.
- To limit or restrict, keep in check.
similar:
example:
The executive meeting was curtailed by the shriek of the fire alarm ringing
careworn
/ˈkɛːwɔːn/
adjective
- Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
similar:
example:
Managing the ill-defined project left all looking careworn.
mantilla
/-ˈtiːjə/
noun
- A lace veil of Spanish origin worn over a woman's hair and shoulders.
- A woman's light cloak or cape made of silk, velvet, lace, or other material.
similar:
example:
The secret party was full of bobbing mantilla's and the clinking of glasses.
vestigial
/vɛˈstɪdʒəl/
noun
- A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
- Not fully developed in mature animals.
similar:
example:
The house appeared as a vestigial reminder of the once grand estate.
perambulated
verb
- To walk about, roam or stroll.
- To inspect (an area) on foot.
similar:
example:
The detective perambulated around the crime scene, eyes carefully scanning for any clues.
rotund
/ɹəʊˈtʌnd/
adjective
- Having a round or spherical shape; circular; orbicular.
- Having a round body shape; portly or plump; podgy.
- (of a sound) Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.
similar:
booming
resounding
chubby
tubby
example:
The dense object had a magnificent rotund shape.
salacious
/səˈleɪ.ʃəs/
adjective
- Promoting sexual desire or lust.
- Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.
similar:
ardent
dirty
hot
lubricious
example:
The strip has a salacious tone to it that is not suitable for children.
hegemony
/hɪˈdʒɛm.ə.ni/
noun
- Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
- Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force.
similar:
example:
The borges family has a hegemony over the town.
nimbus
/ˈnɪmbəs/
noun
- A circle of light; a halo.
- A gray rain cloud.
similar:
halo
example:
The mans mood felt like a constant nimbus of gloom.
tropism
/ˈtɹəʊpɪzəm/
noun
- The turning of an organism in response to a stimulus, either towards or away from the stimulus.
- Which type of tissue supports a certain virus.
similar:
example:
The acid rain caused the plants to exhibit a negative tropism.
mawkish
/ˈmɑːkɪʃ/
adjective
- Feeling sick, queasy.
- Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.
- Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment; maudlin.
similar:
cutesy
schmaltzy
example:
The man, after putting down his drink, had a mawkish reverie about the past