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merciless collapse: having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"

lewd collapse: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"

pagan collapse: a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)

impudent collapse: marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"

nemesis collapse: (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

surly collapse: inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"

impertinent collapse: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"

indecorous collapse: lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct; "indecorous behavior"

gruff collapse: deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson

tactless collapse: lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age"

tinny collapse: thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice"; of or containing tin

sturdy collapse: substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"

incorrect collapse: not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"

justification collapse: the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller; something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"; a statement in explanation of some action or belief

audacious collapse: disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"; unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell; invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

heathen collapse: a person who does not acknowledge your god; not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

abrupt collapse: surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"; exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"; extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"; marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose"

bouncing collapse: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"; vigorously healthy; "a bouncing baby"

unfinished collapse: not brought to an end or conclusion; "unfinished business"; "the building is still unfinished"; not brought to the desired final state

graceless collapse: lacking grace; clumsy; "a graceless production of the play"; "his stature low...his bearing ungraceful"- Sir Walter Scott; lacking graciousness; "a totally graceless hostess"

crass collapse: (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

comeback collapse: return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

ribald collapse: a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language

disgraceful collapse: giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"

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