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misshapen collapse

convention collapse: the act of convening; something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"; (diplomacy) an international agreement; a large formal assembly; "political convention"

funereal collapse: suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones"

social grace collapse

unscrupulous collapse: without scruples or principles; "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"

vulgarity collapse

disparate collapse: including markedly dissimilar elements; "a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers"; fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; "such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"; "disparate ideas"

disgruntled collapse: in a state of sulky dissatisfaction

unprosperous collapse

fragility collapse: lack of physical strength; quality of being easily damaged or destroyed

automatism collapse: any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)

underprivileged collapse: lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society

hideous collapse: so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask"; grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

blemished collapse: marred by imperfections; having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond"

propriety collapse: correct or appropriate behavior

traditionalism collapse: adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters); strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings; the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions

disapprove of collapse

beggarly collapse: (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt; marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"

unstudied collapse: lacking knowledge gained by study often in a particular field; "is unstudied in Latin as he is in may other matters"; not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu; "an air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be painstakingly achieved"; "simple unstudied charm"

good manners collapse

fatality collapse: the quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters; a death resulting from an accident or a disaster; "a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities"

improper collapse: not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"

futile collapse: producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"

bleed white collapse

spleen collapse: a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

somber collapse: grave or even gloomy in character; "solemn and mournful music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood"

spontaneous collapse: happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion"

blighted collapse: affected by blight--anything that mars or events growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urban districts"

bruise collapse: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration; damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"; break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"; injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"

lore collapse: knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"

unsavory collapse: morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"

handling collapse: the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means; manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

sadly collapse: in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild"; with sadness; in a sad manner; "`She died last night,' he said sadly"

irrational collapse: not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"; real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers; "irrational numbers"

venom collapse: toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)

folktale collapse: a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk

discontent collapse: make dissatisfied

incongruous collapse: lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"

dissatisfied collapse

courtliness collapse: elegance suggestive of a royal court

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