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a blunt reply/ remark/refusal start learning
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RUDE saying exactly what you think without caring about people's feelings To be blunt, I think that what he did was cowardly and pathetic.
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That TVpresenter is far too noisy and brash for my liking start learning
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if sb is brash, they are annoyingly loud, overconfident and aggressive a brash young businessman
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Percy is disliked by most of his colleagues because of his sly and calculating ways of getting what he wants start learning
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if sb is calculating, they get what they want by careful and clever planning, without caring about anyone else Calculating people try to get what they want by thinking carefully and without emotion, and not caring about other people. a cold, calculating criminal
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His callous disregard of her feelings' upset her start learning
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if sb is callous, they are cruel and heartless cruel and not caring about other people a callous remark
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Paul is not an easy person to have as a friend, because he is so cantankerous. start learning
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if sb is cantankerous they are bad-tempered and tend to argue with people about insignificant things cantankerous - arguing and complaining a lot: He's getting a bit cantankerous in his old age.
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Why are you so cheerful today start learning
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if sb is cheerful, they are happy and in a good mood cheerful - happy. I'm not feeling very cheerful today.
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I knew from his curt tone that he was angry. start learning
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if sb is curt, they are very abrupt (and rude, as a result) when they talk to another person curt - If something you say or write is curt, it is short and not very polite.
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How can you have trusted someone as fickle as Joan? start learning
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if sb is fickle, they are not faithful or loyal to their friends fickle Someone who is fickle often changes their opinion about things.
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She was nervous. The man in front of her was being unusually inquisitive. He is a very inquisitive child. He's going to love school start learning
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if sb isinquisitive, they are always trying to find out about other people's lives, often by asking a lot of questions (ii) (+) interested in many different things and always wanting to know more about them (often used about children inquisitive wanting to discover as much as you can about things
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Mother was always meticulous about her appearance. start learning
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if sb is meticulous, they are very careful about what they do, paying attention to small details and making sure that everything is correct or in order meticulous very careful, and giving great attention to detail
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The customer wasmost persistent and refused to speak to anyone but the manager start learning
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if sb is persistent, they refuse to give up, despite difficulties or opposition A persistent person continues to do something although other people do not want them to. He can be very persistent sometimes.
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That was a very reckless thing to do. Do you realise you put your own life in danger? start learning
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if sb is reckless, they do dangerous things without thinking about the consequences of their actions (a reckless driver) [Note reckless driving also used to describe actions
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a ruthless decision/(in football) a ruthless tackle start learning
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if sb is ruthless, they are cruel and cold and have no mercy or feelings for others [Note: also used to describe actions The dictator was ruthless in silencing opposition and had the mass media strictly censored
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This horror film is not for people who are squeamish start learning
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if sb is squeamish, they do not like the sight of, and are usually upset by, unpleasant things such as blood or needles If you are squeamish about something such as blood, you find it very unpleasant and it makes you feel ill.
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Rob sat in his room, in one of his sulten moods again. start learning
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if sb is sullen they are bad tempered and do not speak much sullen in an unpleasant mood and not smiling or speaking to anyone
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He's probably the most unscrupulous businessman I've ever met. He'd do anything to make profit start learning
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if sb is unscrupulous, they are prepared to act in an immoral and dishonest way to get what they want
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We need someone who is calm, patient and level-headed. Joe is far too volatile. start learning
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if sb is volatiie, they lose their temper very quickly and very easily
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Katy is so withdrawn and introverted that you can hardly get a word out of her. start learning
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if sb is withdrawn, they are very quiet and do not like talking to others withdrawn quiet and not talking to other people
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