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artificial collapse: artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"; contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"; not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

grandiose collapse: impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval; affectedly genteel

scruffy collapse: shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain

prostitute collapse: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; sell one's body; exchange sex for money

pretentious collapse: making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"

loud collapse: characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"

earthy collapse: hearty and lusty; "an earthy enjoyment of life"; not far removed from or suggestive of nature; "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass"; of or consisting of or resembling earth; "it had an earthy smell"; "only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean"

scummy collapse: covered with scum; "the scummy surface of the polluted pond"

gaudy collapse: a celebratory feast held annually at one of the colleges in a British university

despicable collapse: morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"

colored collapse: having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "the dark races"; "dark-skinned peoples"; having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"

apparent collapse: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

tortuous collapse: not straightforward; "his tortuous reasoning"; marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"

scurvy collapse: a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

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"

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