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nonrestrictive collapse: not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the nonrestrictive clause in `I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly,' refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them"

constricted collapse: inhibited; "when modern man feels socially constricted his first impulse is to move"; drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life"; especially tense; especially in some dialects

earnest collapse: something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract; characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"

latitudinarian collapse: a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)

righteous collapse: morally justified; "righteous indignation"; characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16

extenuate collapse: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

matter-of-fact collapse: concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"; not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"

bigoted collapse: blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others; "a bigoted person"; "an outrageously bigoted point of view"

catholic collapse: a member of a Catholic church; free from provincial prejudices or attachments; "catholic in one's tastes"; of or relating to or supporting Catholicism; "the Catholic Church"

provincial collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order; "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials"; characteristic of the provinces or their people; "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes"; of or associated with a province; "provincial government"

unworldly collapse: not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney

minded collapse: (used in combination) being of a specified kind of inclination or disposition; "serious-minded"; "fair-minded"; (used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified; "civic-minded"; "career-minded"

predisposed collapse: made susceptible; "because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease"

tone down collapse: make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

lighten collapse: become lighter; "The room lightened up"; become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"; reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"; make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"

peaceful collapse: not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"

principled collapse: based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality; "principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency"; "a principled person"

holy collapse: belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power

closed collapse: not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"; used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"; blocked against entry; "a closed porch"; (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints; not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas"; not open to the general public; "a closed meeting"; with shutters closed

somber collapse: grave or even gloomy in character; "solemn and mournful music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood"

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