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patrician collapse: a person of refined upbringing and manners; of the hereditary aristocracy or ruling class of ancient Rome or medieval Europe; of honorary nobility in the Byzantine empire

flagellation collapse

defalcation collapse: the sum of money that is misappropriated

plebeian collapse: one of the common people; of the common people of ancient Rome; "a plebeian magistrate"

ritzy collapse: luxuriously elegant

knightly collapse

tragicomedy collapse: a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating

comedian collapse: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts; an actor in a comedy

swanky collapse

chivalrous collapse: being attentive to women like an ideal knight

puritanical collapse: of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism

upper collapse: piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot; "Uppers come in many styles"; higher in place or position; "the upper bunk"; "in the upper center of the picture"; "the upper stories"; superior in rank or accomplishment; "the upper half of the class"; the topmost one of two

nobby collapse

posh collapse

lowly collapse

seemly collapse

spiffy collapse

spruce collapse: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea; light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

comic collapse: of or relating to or characteristic of comedy; "comic hero"

chic collapse: elegance by virtue of being fashionable; elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut"

jaunty collapse

rarity collapse: a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"; noteworthy scarcity

mortification collapse: (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

decorous collapse: characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"

straitened collapse: distressed or embarrassed (especially financially)

misery collapse: a feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief"; a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"

Thalia collapse: (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces; (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry

high camp collapse

suitable collapse

straitlaced collapse

aristocratic collapse: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"

musical comedy collapse

impoverished collapse

becoming collapse: displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"; according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

comedy collapse: light and humorous drama with a happy ending

lack collapse: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

nifty collapse

self-denial collapse: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

necessity collapse: anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"; the condition of being essential or indispensable

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