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An adjective expressing some quality, attribute, or relation, that is properly or specially appropriate to a person or thing; as, a just man; a verdant lawn.

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  1. n. An adjective expressing some quality, attribute, or relation, that is properly or specially appropriate to a person or thing; as, a just man; a verdant lawn.
  2. n. Term; expression; phrase.
  3. v. t. To describe by an epithet.
  4. n. a word/defamatory">defamatory or word/abusive">abusive word or phrase
  5. n. word/descriptive">descriptive word or phrase
  6. n:100 n. word/descriptive">descriptive word or phrase