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inconspicuous collapse: not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man"

lowest collapse: in the lowest position; nearest the ground; "the branch with the big peaches on it hung lowest"

demeaning collapse: causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"

inglorious collapse: not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest"

antiseptic collapse: a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues; (extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"; clean and honest; "antiseptic financial practices"; thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"; made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments"; freeing from error or corruption; "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism"

reticent collapse: reluctant to draw attention to yourself; temperamentally disinclined to talk

diffident collapse: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"; showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"

shamefaced collapse: showing a sense of shame; extremely modest or shy; "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor

middling collapse: any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)

tolerable collapse: capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable"

unobtrusive collapse: not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable; "a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial"

passable collapse: able to be passed or traversed or crossed; "the road is passable"

lesser collapse: smaller in size or amount or value; "the lesser powers of Europe"; "the lesser anteater"; of less size or importance; "the lesser anteater"; "the lesser of two evils"

economic collapse: using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"; financially rewarding; "it was no longer economic to keep the factory open"; "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service"; concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money); "he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons"; "gave up the large house for economic reasons"; "in economic terms they are very privileged"; of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory"; of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"

ray collapse: cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins; any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish; a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence; (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point; emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"

economical collapse: avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

inaccessible collapse: capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all; not capable of being obtained; "a rare work, today almost inaccessible"; "timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands"; "untouchable resources buried deep within the earth"

constrained collapse: lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"

unselfish collapse: not greedy; disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others

meek collapse: evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"; humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"; very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes

less collapse: (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"; (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"; used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"; comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days"

streamer collapse: a newspaper headline that runs across the full page; light that streams; "streamers of flames"

unpretentious collapse: lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor"

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