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uncongenial collapse: used of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted; not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"

bashful collapse: disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful); self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound

reserved collapse: cool and formal in manner; marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West; set aside for the use of a particular person or party

suppressed collapse: kept from public knowledge by various means;; manifesting or subjected to suppression; "a suppressed press"

shrinking collapse: the act of becoming less; process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

private collapse: an enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"; concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters"; confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"

chilly collapse: not characterized by emotion; "a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham; lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting"

distant collapse: apart in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"; far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"

remote collapse: far apart in nature; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"

Olympian collapse: a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans; an athlete who participates in the Olympic games; of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities"; of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain"

frosty collapse: covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner

icy collapse: covered with or containing or consisting of ice; "icy northern waters"; shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; "roads and trees glazed with an icy film"

frigid collapse: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"

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