OFTEN A HIGHLY POLISHED PERSON IS DREADFULLY DULL

Англо-русский перевод OFTEN A HIGHLY POLISHED PERSON IS DREADFULLY DULL

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HIGHLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES acutely/highly embarrassed (= extremely embarrassed ) ▪ The government must be acutely embarrassed by the …
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HIGHLY — adverb Date: before 12th century in or to a high place, level, or rank, in or to a high degree …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DREADFULLY — adverb see: dreadful
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OFTEN — I. ˈȯfən, -ftən adverb ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of oft : on many occasions : in …
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DULL — I. ˈdəl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English dul, dulle; akin to Old English dol foolish, Old High German …
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POLISHED — ˈpälisht, -lēsht adjective Etymology: Middle English polisshed, from past participle of polisshen to polish 1. a. : subjected to polishing …
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PERSON — ˈpərs ə n, ˈpə̄s-, ˈpəis- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English persone, person, persoun, from Old French persone, persoune, …
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HIGHLY — adverb Etymology: Middle English heghly, heyly, highly, from Old English hēalīce, from hēah high + -līce -ly — more at …
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DREADFULLY — -f(ə)lē, -li adverb Etymology: Middle English dredfully, from dredful + -ly 1. : with dread he looked dreadfully over his …
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POLISHED — (a.) Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; polished verse.
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POLISHED — (imp. & p. p.) of Polish
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HIGHLY — (adv.) In a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly esteemed.
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DULL — (superl.) Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a …
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DULL — (superl.) Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, …
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DREADFULLY — (adv.) In a dreadful manner; terribly.
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POLISHED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Polish
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POLISHED — ( a. ) Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; …
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HIGHLY — ( adv. ) In a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly esteemed.
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DULL — ( superl. ) Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; …
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DULL — ( superl. ) Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or …
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DREADFULLY — ( adv. ) In a dreadful manner; terribly.
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POLISHED — /pol"isht/ , adj. 1. made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany. 2. naturally smooth and glossy: polished pebbles …
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PERSON — /perr"seuhn/ , n. 1. a human being, whether man, woman, or child: The table seats four persons. 2. a human …
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OFTEN — — oftenness , n. /aw"feuhn, of"euhn; awf"teuhn, of"-/ , adv. 1. many times; frequently: He visits his parents as often …
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HIGHLY — /huy"lee/ , adv. 1. in or to a high degree; extremely: highly amusing; highly seasoned food. 2. with high appreciation …
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DULL — — dullness, dulness , n. — dully , adv. /dul/ , adj., duller, dullest , v. adj. 1. not sharp; …
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DREADFULLY — /dred"feuh lee/ , adv. 1. in a dreadful way: The pain has increased dreadfully. 2. very; extremely: Sorry to be …
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POLISHED — adj. shiny, glossy; improved, refined; brushed, buffed
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HIGHLY — adv. very; favorably, with admiration; generously
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DREADFULLY — adv. extremely (Slang); awfully, terribly; fearfully; awfully
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DREADFULLY — see dreadful I
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DULL — I. ˈdəl adjective Etymology: Middle English dul; akin to Old English dol foolish, Old Irish dall blind Date: 13th century …
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PERSON — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French persone, from Latin persona actor's mask, character in a play, person, probably from Etruscan …
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POLISHED — impf & ·p.p. of polish. 2. polished ·adj made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; …
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PERSON — noun a parson; the parish priest. 2. person ·noun a human being spoken of indefinitely; one; a man; as, any …
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OFTEN — adj frequent; common; repeated. 2. often ·adv frequently; many times; not seldom.
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HIGHLY — adv in a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly esteemed.
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DULL — superl insensible; unfeeling. 2. dull ·vi to become dull or stupid. 3. dull ·vt to deprive of sharpness of edge …
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DREADFULLY — adv in a dreadful manner; terribly.
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POLISHED — ~ adjective (of rice) having had the outer husk removed during milling. → polish ———————— ~ adjective improve, refine, or …
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DULL — [dull] adj [ME dul; akin to OE dol foolish, OIr dall blind] (13c) 1: mentally slow: stupid 2. a: slow …
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OFTEN — often BrE AmE ˈɒf ə n ˈɒft ə n, ˈɔːf ə n, ˈɔːft ə n AmE ˈɔːf ə n ˈɑːf-; …
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HIGHLY — highly BrE AmE ˈhaɪ li
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PERSON — / ˈpɜːsn; NAmE ˈpɜːrsn/ noun ( pl. people / ˈpiːpl; NAmE / or, especially in formal use, per·sons ) 1. …
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OFTEN — / ˈɒfn; ˈɒftən; NAmE ˈɔːfn; ˈɔːftən; ˈɑːf-/ adverb 1. many times SYN frequently : We often go there. I've often …
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HIGHLY — / ˈhaɪli; NAmE / adverb 1. very : highly successful / skilled / intelligent highly competitive / critical / sensitive …
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DULL — / dʌl; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( dull·er , dull·est ) BORING 1. not interesting or exciting …
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DREADFULLY — / ˈdredfəli; NAmE / adverb ( especially BrE ) 1. extremely; very much : I'm dreadfully sorry. I miss you …
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POLISHED — pol ‧ ished /ˈpɒlɪʃt $ ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . shiny because of being rubbed, usually with polish: highly …
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PERSON — per ‧ son S1 W1 /ˈpɜːs ə n $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
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OFTEN — of ‧ ten S1 W1 /ˈɒf ə n, ˈɒft ə n $ ˈɒːf-/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; …
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HIGHLY — high ‧ ly S2 W2 /ˈhaɪli/ BrE AmE adverb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ Highness , ↑ high ; …
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DULL — I. dull 1 S3 /dʌl/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative duller , superlative dullest ) [ Language: Old English ; …
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DREADFULLY — dread ‧ ful ‧ ly /ˈdredf ə li/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . extremely or very much: They’re dreadfully busy …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFTEN — adv. (oftener, oftenest) 1 a frequently; many times. b at short intervals. 2 in many instances. øas often as not …
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HIGHLY — adv. 1 in a high degree (highly amusing; highly probable; commend it highly). 2 honourably; favourably (think highly of him). …
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DULL — adj. & v. --adj. 1 slow to understand; stupid. 2 tedious; boring. 3 (of the weather) overcast; gloomy. 4 a …
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OFTEN — adv. (oftener, oftenest) 1 a frequently; many times. b at short intervals. 2 in many instances. as often as not …
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HIGHLY — adv. 1 in a high degree (highly amusing; highly probable; commend it highly). 2 honourably; favourably (think highly of him). …
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DULL — adj. & v. adj. 1 slow to understand; stupid. 2 tedious; boring. 3 (of the weather) overcast; gloomy. 4 a …
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