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slashing collapse: as if striking with slashing blows; "his slashing demon-ridden cadenza"

sagacious collapse: skillful in statecraft or management; "an astute and sagacious statesman"

thundering collapse: extraordinarily big or impressive; "a thundering success"; "the thundering silence of what was left unsaid"; sounding like thunder; "the thundering herd"

gutsy collapse: marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine"

provident collapse: providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education"; careful in regard to your own interests; "the prudent use and development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident"

astringent collapse: a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals; tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; "astringent cosmetic lotions"

strident collapse: being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"

astute collapse: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

hyperborean collapse: (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind

inclement collapse: used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy; "the harsh sentence of an inclement judge"; (of weather or climate) severe

effective collapse: existing in fact; not theoretical; real; "a decline in the effective demand"; "confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done"; able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution"; exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"; producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"; works well as a means or remedy; "an effective reprimand"; "a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat"; ready for service; "the fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers"

numbing collapse: causing numbness or insensitivity; "the numbing effect of grief"

slushy collapse: being or resembling melting snow; "slushy snow"; "deep slushy mud"

distressing collapse: causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"

exorbitant collapse: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

scorching collapse: hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching heat"; capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot"

immoderate collapse: not within reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"

mordant collapse: a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process

treble collapse: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"; sing treble

boreal collapse: comprising or throughout far northern regions; toward or located in the north; "the boreal signs of the Zodiac"; relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind

incisive collapse: suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle"

cogent collapse: powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"

penetration collapse: the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women"; the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman; an attack that penetrates into enemy territory; the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target); the ability to make way into or through something; "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries"; clear or deep perception of a situation

corrosive collapse: a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

excessive collapse: beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"; unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

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