deportment

  • 81manners — noun social deportment (Freq. 5) he has the manners of a pig • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑demeanor, ↑demeanour, ↑behavior, ↑ …

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  • 82de|port|ment — «dih PRT muhnt, POHRT », noun. the way a person acts; behavior; conduct: »A gentleman is known by his deportment. Many schools are doing away with the system of reporting on children s schoolwork only with respect to subject matter and that vague …

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  • 83de·port·ment — /dıˈpoɚtmənt/ noun [noncount] formal : the way that a person behaves, stands, and moves especially in a formal situation The new students were instructed in proper dress and deportment. His stiff deportment matched his strict demeanor …

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  • 84Accurate — Ac cu*rate, a. [L. accuratus, p. p. and a., fr. accurare to take care of; ad + curare to take care, cura care. See {Cure}.] 1. In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from… …

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  • 85Action — Ac tion, n. [OF. action, L. actio, fr. agere to do. See {Act}.] 1. A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted… …

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  • 86Angle of repose — Repose Re*pose , n. [F. repos. See {Repose}, v.] 1. A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet. [1913 Webster] Shake off the golden slumber of repose. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner… …

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  • 87Awkward — Awk ward ([add]k we[ e]rd), a. [Awk + ward.] 1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an… …

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  • 88Awkwardly — Awkward Awk ward ([add]k we[ e]rd), a. [Awk + ward.] 1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a… …

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  • 89Awkwardness — Awkward Awk ward ([add]k we[ e]rd), a. [Awk + ward.] 1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a… …

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  • 90Ball bearings — Bearing Bear ing (b[^a]r [i^]ng), n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one s self; mien; behavior; carriage. [1913 Webster] I know him by his bearing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint. [1913… …

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