1 always used before a noun : happening by chance : not planned or expected a casual encounter on the sidewalk 2 (more casual; most casual) : designed for or permitting ordinary dress, behavior, etc. : not formal casual clothes Read More …
1 always used before a noun : happening by chance : not planned or expected a casual encounter on the sidewalk 2 (more casual; most casual) : designed for or permitting ordinary dress, behavior, etc. : not formal casual clothes Read More …
1 : to move faster : to gain speed (no object) She stepped on the gas and the car accelerated. The plane accelerated down the runway. (+ object] She stepped on the gas and accelerated the car. 2 : to Read More …
(more contagious; most contagious) 1 : able to be passed from one person or animal to another by touching a contagious disease It’s a highly contagious virus. 2 : having a sickness that can be passed to someone else by Read More …
Insolent people are speaking in a rude way, usually because they’re being disrespectful or too relaxed. (And insolent things are said or done with that kind of rudeness.) Pronunciation: IN suh lunt Part of speech: Adjective: “an insolent laugh,” “their Read More …
Like it sounds, something circussy reminds you of a circus because, whether or not it involves actual clowns, animals, and/or acrobatics, it’s full of color, movement, showiness, and spectacle, as if it’s being staged for our entertainment. Pronunciation: SIR kuh Read More …
disapproving 1 a : having very old-fashioned opinions, attitudes, etc. a stodgy old man b : too plain or dull to be interesting stodgy clothes 2 British, of food : unpleasantly heavy and causing you to feel very full a Read More …
1 not used before a noun : not moving but ready to move The actors were poised on the stage, ready for the curtain to come up. She held the pencil poised over/above the paper. 2 not used before a Read More …
[more radical; most radical] 1 a : very new and different from what is traditional or ordinary The computer has introduced radical innovations. radical ideas about education b : very basic and important There are some radical differences between the Read More …