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  • 121Sturdier — Sturdy Stur dy, a. [Compar. {Sturdier}; superl. {Sturdiest}.] [OE. sturdi inconsiderable, OF. estourdi stunned, giddy, thoughtless, rash, F. [ e]tourdi, p. p. of OF. estourdir to stun, to render giddy, to amaze, F. [ e]tourdir; of uncertain… …

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  • 122Sturdiest — Sturdy Stur dy, a. [Compar. {Sturdier}; superl. {Sturdiest}.] [OE. sturdi inconsiderable, OF. estourdi stunned, giddy, thoughtless, rash, F. [ e]tourdi, p. p. of OF. estourdir to stun, to render giddy, to amaze, F. [ e]tourdir; of uncertain… …

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  • 123Sturdy — Stur dy, a. [Compar. {Sturdier}; superl. {Sturdiest}.] [OE. sturdi inconsiderable, OF. estourdi stunned, giddy, thoughtless, rash, F. [ e]tourdi, p. p. of OF. estourdir to stun, to render giddy, to amaze, F. [ e]tourdir; of uncertain origin. The… …

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  • 124Yahoo — Ya hoo, n. 1. One of a race of filthy brutes in Swift s Gulliver s Travels. See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Hence, any brutish or vicious character. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. A raw countryman; a lout; a… …

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  • 125cretin — noun Etymology: French crétin, from French dialect cretin, literally, wretch, innocent victim, from Latin christianus Christian Date: 1779 1. one afflicted with cretinism 2. a stupid, vulgar, or insensitive person ; clod, lout • creti …

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  • 126featured — adjective Date: 15th century 1. having facial features of a particular kind used in combination < a heavy featured lout > 2. displayed, advertised, or presented as a special attraction …

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  • 127hoyden — noun Etymology: perhaps from obsolete Dutch heiden country lout, from Middle Dutch, heathen; akin to Old English hǣthen heathen Date: 1676 a girl or woman of saucy, boisterous, or carefree behavior • hoydenish adjective …

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  • 128loblolly — noun (plural lies) Etymology: probably from English dialect lob to boil + obsolete English dialect lolly broth Date: 1597 1. dialect a. a thick gruel b. mire, mudhole 2. dialect lout …

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