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  • 121wretched — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. beggarly, worthless, miserable; paltry, mean, pitiful; unhappy, unfortunate; woebegone, tormented, afflicted; shabby, disreputable, deplorable. See badness, unimportance. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …

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  • 122cheap — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Low in relative price] Syn. inexpensive, low priced, reasonable, economical, affordable, moderate, family size, economy size, economy, budget, utility (grade), reduced, marked down, discounted, depreciated, slashed,… …

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  • 123detestable — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. hateful, offensive, execrable, abhorrent; see offensive 2 . See Synonym Study at offensive . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. hateful, despicable, loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, sickening, execrable, revolting,… …

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  • 124loathsome — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. obnoxious, deplorable, disgusting; see offensive 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. abhorrent, disgusting, revolting, despicable, detestable, contemptible, distasteful, abominable, hateful, repugnant, deplorable. ANT …

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  • 125Unimportance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unimportance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unimportance unimportance insignificance nothingness immateriality GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 triviality triviality levity frivolity Sgm: N 2 paltriness paltriness …

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  • 126Contempt — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Contempt >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contempt contempt disdain scorn sovereign contempt Sgm: N 1 despisal despisal despiciency Sgm: N 1 despisement despisement Sgm: N 1 vilipendency| vilipendency| …

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  • 127Improbity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Improbity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 improbity improbity Sgm: N 1 dishonesty dishonesty dishonor Sgm: N 1 deviation from rectitude deviation from rectitude Sgm: N 1 disgrace disgrace &c.(disrepute) 874 Sgm: N 1 fraud …

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  • 128sneaking — sneak·ing || snɪːkɪŋ adj. furtive, underhanded; mean, contemptible; deceitful; secret; sly n. act of creeping, act of moving stealthily or furtively snɪːk n. one who acts in a shifty and underhanded manner, base or contemptible person;… …

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