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operational collapse: being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions"; of or intended for or involved in military operations; pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result; "operational difficulties"; "they assumed their operational positions"

pettiness collapse: lack of generosity in trifling matters; the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous; narrowness of mind or ideas or views

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"

approximately collapse: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

advisable collapse: worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first"

employable collapse: a person who is qualified and ready to work; physically and mentally capable of working at a regular job and available

purity collapse: the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil; being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

efficacious collapse: marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect; "written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley; "the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough"

operable collapse: capable of being treated by surgical operation; "an operable cancer"; usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution"

Realpolitik collapse: politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations

efficient collapse: being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"

sense collapse: the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"; a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"; a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"; the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified"; comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"; become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization"

bestiality collapse: sexual activity between a person and an animal; the stupid brutal quality of a beast

shakedown collapse: extortion of money (as by blackmail); a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"; initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown"; intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system; "a shakedown cruise"

unromantic collapse: neither expressive of nor exciting sexual love or romance

constructive collapse: constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"; emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good; "constructive criticism"

latitude collapse: scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction; the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself; an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator; freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money"

reasonable collapse: marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy"; showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"

skilled collapse: having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"

idealism collapse: impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are; (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality

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