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lachrymose |
1. Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful. 2. Causing tears; sorrowful. 3. Lugubri [...] |
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laciniate |
1. Fringed. 2. Having edges cut into narrow fringelike segments.
(variation: l [...] |
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laconic |
Expressed in or using few words; terse; succinct. |
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lambent |
1. Flickering lightly or gently over a surface. 2. Flicking over subjects with e [...] |
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lassitude |
A state of exhaustion or torpor. Synonyms: lethargy, apathy, languorous, listle [...] |
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limn |
(archaic)
To depict by painting or drawing. To describe.
Also 'limned','limni [...] |
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locus |
A site considered to be the centre of a particular activity. pl. `Loci' |
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longueur |
(often plural)
1. A boring or tedious period of time.
2. A tedious, overlong [...] |
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loose |
(archery) To release the arrow. Note: the word `fire' was only used after the in [...] |
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losel |
(archaic) One who is without worth. |
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lubricious |
1. Characterised by lewdness. 2. Elusive. 3. Slippery.
(variation: lubricous) |
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lucubrate |
To write in a scholarly fashion. |
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lucubration |
1. a. Laborious studying or writing. b. A product of such study, such as a treat [...] |
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luculent |
(archaic) Easily understood; clear; lucid. |
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lugubrious |
1. Mournful or doleful, especially to an excessive degree. 2. |
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lupine |
(pr. loo-pin) 1. Wolflike. 2. Rapacious; ravenous. |