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  • 61pointlessly — Synonyms and related words: aimlessly, aridly, barrenly, bloodlessly, bootlessly, colorlessly, dismally, draggily, drearily, drearisomely, dryly, dully, dustily, effetely, emptily, fecklessly, fruitlessly, futilely, heavily, hollowly, inanely,… …

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  • 62slowly — Synonyms and related words: aridly, barrenly, bit by bit, bloodlessly, by degrees, by inches, by inchmeal, by slow degrees, cautiously, circumspectly, colorlessly, crawlingly, creepingly, degreewise, deliberately, dilatorily, dismally, draggily,… …

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  • 63superficially — Synonyms and related words: amain, apace, apparently, aridly, as it seems, at first sight, at once, barrenly, bloodlessly, by forced marches, colorlessly, cursorily, dismally, draggily, drearily, drearisomely, dryly, dully, dustily, effetely,… …

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  • 64awkwardly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. clumsily, bunglingly, unskillfully, unadroitly, ineptly, maladroitly, undexterously, fumblingly, lumberingly, ponderously, gawkily, gauchely, uncouthly, gracelessly, inelegantly, incompetently, amateurishly, ungracefully …

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  • 65heavily — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. laboriously, tediously, weightily, massively, ponderously, dully, gloomily, with difficulty, wearily, dejectedly, profoundly, densely; see also gradually , slowly . Ant. lightly*, gently, easily. II (Roget s Thesaurus… …

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  • 66ponderous — pon|der|ous [ˈpɔndərəs US ˈpa:n ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: pondéreux, from Latin ponderosus, from pondus; PONDER] 1.) slow or awkward because of being very big and heavy ▪ an elephant s ponderous walk 2.) boring, very serious, and… …

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  • 67Babbitt —    , BABBITT METAL    A tin based alloy, called babbitt metal, was invented by Isaac Babbitt in 1839. The metal, composed of a soft, silver white alloy of copper, tin, and antimony, is widely used for bearings to reduce friction. For this… …

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  • 68heavier — heav·y || hevɪ adj. difficult to lift; having a great weight; very large, massive; grave, serious; deep, profound adv. heavily; with weight; oppressively; slowly, ponderously n. villainous character, antagonist (Theater); influential person… …

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  • 69heavies — heav·y || hevɪ adj. difficult to lift; having a great weight; very large, massive; grave, serious; deep, profound adv. heavily; with weight; oppressively; slowly, ponderously n. villainous character, antagonist (Theater); influential person… …

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  • 70heaviest — heav·y || hevɪ adj. difficult to lift; having a great weight; very large, massive; grave, serious; deep, profound adv. heavily; with weight; oppressively; slowly, ponderously n. villainous character, antagonist (Theater); influential person… …

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