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faint / frail / fragile / feeble
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faint |feɪnt|
adjective 1 (of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible: "the faint murmur of voices." • (of a hope or chance) possible but unlikely; slight: "there is a faint chance that the enemy may flee." • lacking conviction or enthusiasm; feeble: "she sent him a faint answering smile." 2 [ predic. ] feeling weak and dizzy and close to losing consciousness: "the heat made him feel faint." Frail |freɪl| adjective (of a person) weak and delicate: "his small, frail body | she looked frail and vulnerable." • easily damaged or broken; weak: "the balcony is frail | the country's frail economy." Fragile |ˈfradʒʌɪl| adjective (of an object) easily broken or damaged: "fragile items such as glass and china." Feeble |ˈfiːb(ə)l| adjective ( feebler, feeblest ) lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness: "by now, he was too feeble to leave his room." • (of a sound) faint: "her feeble cries of pain." • lacking strength of character: "I know it's feeble but I've never been one to stand up for myself." failing to convince or impress: "a feeble excuse." |
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formidable / dreadful / forbidding / threatening
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formidable |ˈfɔːmɪdəb(ə)l|
adjective 1.inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable: "a formidable opponent." Dreadful adjective 1 causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious: "there's been a dreadful accident." • extremely disagreeable:" the weather was dreadful." • (of a person) unwell or troubled: "I feel dreadful—I hate myself | she looked quite dreadful and she was "struggling for breath. 2 [ attrib. ] used to emphasize the degree to which something is the case, especially something regarded with sadness or disapproval: "this was all a dreadful mistake | you're a dreadful flirt." forbidding adjective 1.unfriendly or threatening in appearance: "a grim and forbidding building." threatening adjective 1.being a threat to |
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totally / pretty / utterly / blatantly
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general meaning: absolutely
utterly: general before adjective with negative connotation pretty: it means more "quite" |
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vividly / strongly / utterly / heavily
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Vividly
adv producing very clear pictures in your mind:"I vividly remember the day we first met." strongly adv having physical power, great power,powerful effect on the body or mind; utterly adv absolutely heavily adv 1 to a great degree; in large amounts:"it was raining heavily " 2) with a lot of force or effort; with weight: "she fell heavily to the ground | he sat down heavily in the chair" |