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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Intense and active.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: maximal, passing, utmost, extreme, ferocious, exquisite, intense, almighty, greatest, highest, maximum, raging, ultimate, uttermost
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Fierce; cruel and aggressive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: barbarous, inhuman, furious, savage, bowelless, brutal, compassionless, cruel, demonic, despiteful, diabolic, diabolical, fell, incessive, inclement, inhumane, malicious, merciless, nasty, nonhumane, pitiless, remorseless, rotten, ruthless, sadistic, spiteful, truculent, unbenevolent, unbenign, unkind, unmerciful, unpitiful, unpitying, ferocious, fierce, grim, infuriate, rabid, raging, volatile, wild
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Continual or successive; unceasing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: constant, incessant, unending, amaranthine, solid, ceaseless, continual, continuate, continuous, dreich, endless, eternal, everlasting, extended, incessive, infinite, never-ending, nonstop, ongoing, perpetual, persistent, relentless, steady, still, termless, unbroken, unceasing, unintermitted, uninterrupted, unremitting, lasting, permanent, successive, uniform
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Tending to incite or inflame; incensive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: incendious, inflammatory
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Insightful; deep and succinct; incisive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: observant, perceptive, to the point
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Critical and accurate; incisive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Intruding inward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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adj
Included.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Synonym of inessive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: inessive
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Durative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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History
From Latin incessus + -ive, from Latin incesso + -ive.
