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  • 31an|ile — «AN yl, AY nyl», adjective. old womanish; suitable for a weak or doting old woman. ╂[< Latin anīlis < anus old woman] …

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  • 32Anile — An ile, a. [L. anilis, fr. anus an old woman.] Old womanish; imbecile. Anile ideas. Walpole. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 33nice — Synonyms and related words: Christian, Christlike, Christly, according to Hoyle, accurate, acute, advantageous, advertent, affable, affectionate, agog, agreeable, agreeably, alert, all ears, all eyes, ambrosial, amiable, amicable, appreciative,… …

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  • 34crosswordese — n. Words that are typcially found only in crossword puzzle answers. Example Citation: The task will be much easier if you have worked enough puzzles yourself to be familiar with crosswordese, words that crop up frequently in puzzles but are… …

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  • 35anile — a. Aged, imbecile, senile, doting, decrepit, superannuated, old womanish …

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  • 36infirm — adj 1. feeble, enfeebled, weak, frail, fragile, debilitated, drooping, withered, wasted, worn, worn out, enervated, exhausted, helpless, powerless, played out, spent; decrepit, impotent, failing, senile, anile, old womanish, puerile, childish, in …

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  • 37limp — I v 1. hobble, hitch, walk lamely; totter, dodder, toddle, stagger, seesaw, move unsteadily, teeter; falter, halt, pause, hesitate; shuffle, shamble, drag one s feet. 2. crawl, creep, inch, drag, move slowly. n 3. hobble, hitch, jerk,… …

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  • 38female — n Female, woman, lady are comparable when meaning a person and especially an adult who belongs to the sex that is the counterpart of the male sex. Female (the correlative of male) emphasizes the idea of sex; it applies not only to human beings… …

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  • 39English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue …

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  • 40Woman — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Woman >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 woman woman she her female petticoat GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 feminality feminality muliebrity Sgm: N 2 womanhood womanhood &c.(adolescence) 131 …

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