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  • 61Vulgarity — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Bad taste. < N PARAG:Vulgarity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vulgarity vulgarity vulgarism Sgm: N 1 barbarism barbarism Vandalism Gothicism| =>! Sgm: N 1 mauvis gout mauvis gout bad taste Sgm: N …

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  • 62comb — [OE] Comb is an ancient word, which has been traced back to an Indo European *gombhos. This appears to have signified ‘tooth’, for among its other descendants were Sanskrit jámbhas ‘tooth’ and Greek góphos ‘pin, tooth’. In prehistoric West and… …

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  • 63comb — (n.) O.E. camb comb, crest, honeycomb (later Anglian comb), from W.Gmc. *kambaz (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. camb, Ger. Kamm, M.Du. cam, Du. kam, O.N. kambr), lit. toothed object, from PIE *gombhos, from root *gembh to bite, tooth (Cf …

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  • 64comb — [OE] Comb is an ancient word, which has been traced back to an Indo European *gombhos. This appears to have signified ‘tooth’, for among its other descendants were Sanskrit jámbhas ‘tooth’ and Greek góphos ‘pin, tooth’. In prehistoric West and… …

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  • 65tow — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 (of a motor vehicle, horse, or person controlling it) pull (a boat, another motor vehicle, a caravan, etc.) along by a rope, tow bar, etc. 2 pull (a person or thing) along behind one. n. the act or an instance of towing; the… …

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  • 66unkemptness — noun a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for • Syn: ↑sloppiness, ↑slovenliness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unkempt, ↑slovenly (for: ↑slovenliness), ↑sloppy …

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  • 67unkemptly — adverb : in an unkempt manner : so as to be unkempt …

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  • 68un|kempt´ness — un|kempt «uhn KEHMPT», adjective. 1. not combed; matted or disheveled: »unkempt hair. 2. not properly cared for; neglected; untidy: »the unkempt clothes of a tramp. ╂[Middle English unkembed < un un 1 + kempt, kembed, Old English cembed combed …

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  • 69un|kempt — «uhn KEHMPT», adjective. 1. not combed; matted or disheveled: »unkempt hair. 2. not properly cared for; neglected; untidy: »the unkempt clothes of a tramp. ╂[Middle English unkembed < un un 1 + kempt, kembed, Old English cembed combed, past… …

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  • 70un·kempt — /ˌʌnˈkɛmpt/ adj : not neat or orderly : messy or untidy an unkempt lawn She wore rumpled clothing and her hair was unkempt …

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