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undemonstrative collapse: not given to open expression of emotion

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"

repressed collapse

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

manageable collapse: capable of being managed or controlled

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"

individualist collapse: a person who pursues independent thought or action; marked by or expressing individuality; "an individualistic way of dressing"

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"

undistinguished collapse

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

introverted collapse

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

braggart collapse

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

demure collapse

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"

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

mouse collapse: any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails; a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad; "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball"; person who is quiet or timid; manipulate the mouse of a computer

disadvantaged collapse

ignoble collapse: completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.; not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians"

lowly collapse

seemly collapse

nominal collapse: existing in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"; insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a toknenish gesture"; being value in terms of specification on currency or stock certificates rather than purchasing power; "nominal or face value"; pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun; "nominal phrase"; "noun phrase"; relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name; "the Russian system of nominal brevity"; "a nominal lists of priests"; "taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls"

timid collapse: people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"; showing fear and lack of confidence

dedicated collapse: devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln

junior collapse: the younger of two men; a third-year undergraduate; a son who has the same first name as his father; term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it's none of your business"; including or intended for youthful persons; "a junior sports league"; "junior fashions"; younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service

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

faltering collapse: unsteady in speech or action

economy collapse: an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"; frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy"; the efficient use of resources; "economy of effort"; the system of production and distribution and consumption

hesitant collapse: lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

impersonal collapse: having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer"; not relating to or responsive to individual persons; "an impersonal corporation"; "an impersonal remark"

unapproachable collapse: inaccessibly located or situated; "an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains"; "an unreachable canyon"; "the unreachable stars"; discouraging intimacies; reserved; "an unapproachable executive"

subservient collapse: compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw

discreet collapse: marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint; "his trusted discreet aide"; "a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace"

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"

retiring collapse: not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"

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