Brusque: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/brusque?s=t
Definition: short/rude
Sentences: What did I do to make you so brusque with me?
Original: The brusque server will not be getting a tip from me!
Definition: short/rude
Sentences: What did I do to make you so brusque with me?
Original: The brusque server will not be getting a tip from me!
Curt: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/curt
Definition: Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner.
Sentence: His speech was curt.
Original: He was very curt with me.
Definition: Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner.
Sentence: His speech was curt.
Original: He was very curt with me.
Droll: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/droll?
Definition: Amusing in a quaint or odd manner
Sentence: The collage-and-paint illustrations of the mice are droll.
Original: It's a kid's book, but extremely charming and droll.
Definition: Amusing in a quaint or odd manner
Sentence: The collage-and-paint illustrations of the mice are droll.
Original: It's a kid's book, but extremely charming and droll.
Flamboyant: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/flamboyant?
Definition: strikingly bold or brilliant; showy
Sentence: His patio features exotic furnishings, flamboyant plants, and the colors of a lush lagoon.Original:Your work was scholarly and extensive, and my flamboyant criticism was undeserved.
Definition: strikingly bold or brilliant; showy
Sentence: His patio features exotic furnishings, flamboyant plants, and the colors of a lush lagoon.Original:Your work was scholarly and extensive, and my flamboyant criticism was undeserved.
Hackneyed: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Hackneyed?s=t
Definition: Made commonplace or trite; stale; banal.
Sentence: The hackneyed images of his poetry.
Original Sentence: The living room was hackneyed.
Definition: Made commonplace or trite; stale; banal.
Sentence: The hackneyed images of his poetry.
Original Sentence: The living room was hackneyed.
Haughty: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Haughty?
Definition: disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious
Sentence:Arrogant, haughty, and believing that you are self-righteous.
Original:The haughty bird could not stand the sight of what had become of its home.
Definition: disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious
Sentence:Arrogant, haughty, and believing that you are self-righteous.
Original:The haughty bird could not stand the sight of what had become of its home.
Imperious: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/imperious?
Definition: domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing:
Sentence: One element of that style was his imperious sense of command.
Original:The emperor at length resolved no longer to brook his imperious behaviour, and bear with his insolence.
Definition: domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing:
Sentence: One element of that style was his imperious sense of command.
Original:The emperor at length resolved no longer to brook his imperious behaviour, and bear with his insolence.
Imperturbable: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Imperturbable?fromAsk=true&o=100074
Definition: Incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm:
Sentence: Once again, the imperturbable transport secretary gave a smooth performance
Original: Some people are incurable contrarians or imperturbable logicians.
Definition: Incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm:
Sentence: Once again, the imperturbable transport secretary gave a smooth performance
Original: Some people are incurable contrarians or imperturbable logicians.
Inept: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inept
Definition: lacking in fitness or aptitude
Sentence: He is inept at mechanical tasks
Original: She is inept at dealing with people.
Definition: lacking in fitness or aptitude
Sentence: He is inept at mechanical tasks
Original: She is inept at dealing with people.
Maladroit: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/maladroit
Definition: showing or characterized by clumsiness; not dexterous
Sentence: His maladroit handling of the original predicament is what landed us in our current trouble.
Original: When he was in office he proved a politically maladroit figure in terms of getting his negatives up
Definition: showing or characterized by clumsiness; not dexterous
Sentence: His maladroit handling of the original predicament is what landed us in our current trouble.
Original: When he was in office he proved a politically maladroit figure in terms of getting his negatives up
Penchant: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/penchant
Definition: A definite liking; a strong inclination
Sentence: Interdisciplinary programs with an increasing penchant for making humanities more 'applicable' might favor someone like you.
Original: Her penchant for low-tech solo travel hearkens to an earlier era of exploration
Definition: A definite liking; a strong inclination
Sentence: Interdisciplinary programs with an increasing penchant for making humanities more 'applicable' might favor someone like you.
Original: Her penchant for low-tech solo travel hearkens to an earlier era of exploration
Predilection: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/predilection?fromAsk=true&o=100074
Definition: a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference
Sentence: Self-conscious tourists may elect not to linger long at certain displays that could betray a particularpredilection.
Original: The objectification was tied to a predilection for violence.
Definition: a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference
Sentence: Self-conscious tourists may elect not to linger long at certain displays that could betray a particularpredilection.
Original: The objectification was tied to a predilection for violence.
Platitudinous: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platitudinous
Definition: Lack of originality; triteness
Sentence: All that parents can do is to soldier on with hectoring, platitudinous instructions.
Original: Mr Blair wanted instead a platitudinous statement of principles
Definition: Lack of originality; triteness
Sentence: All that parents can do is to soldier on with hectoring, platitudinous instructions.
Original: Mr Blair wanted instead a platitudinous statement of principles
Stymie: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stymie?
Definition: To hinder, block, or thwart.
Sentence: Now researchers are finding that they can easily stymie the oxidation process and defuse cholesterol.
Original: If you want to protect a particular animal species, and stymie normal evolution, that's fine.
Definition: To hinder, block, or thwart.
Sentence: Now researchers are finding that they can easily stymie the oxidation process and defuse cholesterol.
Original: If you want to protect a particular animal species, and stymie normal evolution, that's fine.
Unflappable: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/unflappable?
Definition: not easily upset or confused, especially in a crisis; imperturbable.
Sentence: The laid-back grandfather has the same unflappable gentleness, the same easygoing speech.
Original: On the inside everyone is likewise unflappable, but in the face of more extraordinary activities and revelations.
Definition: not easily upset or confused, especially in a crisis; imperturbable.
Sentence: The laid-back grandfather has the same unflappable gentleness, the same easygoing speech.
Original: On the inside everyone is likewise unflappable, but in the face of more extraordinary activities and revelations.
Theatrical: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Theatrical?
Definition: of or pertaining to the theater or dramatic presentations
Sentence: Television is wedded to the dramatic gesture, and legislative bodies when legislating rarely act in a theatrical fashion
Original: It's the kind of theatrical dodge you expect from this demographic.
Definition: of or pertaining to the theater or dramatic presentations
Sentence: Television is wedded to the dramatic gesture, and legislative bodies when legislating rarely act in a theatrical fashion
Original: It's the kind of theatrical dodge you expect from this demographic.
Unconventional: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unconventional
Definition: Not adhering to convention; out of the ordinary
Sentence: The problem is that increasingly schools no longer want risk taking, unconventional, boat-rocking teachers.
Original: When it came to making a film about anunconventional family, Nicole Holofcener looked to her own for inspiration.
Definition: Not adhering to convention; out of the ordinary
Sentence: The problem is that increasingly schools no longer want risk taking, unconventional, boat-rocking teachers.
Original: When it came to making a film about anunconventional family, Nicole Holofcener looked to her own for inspiration.
Unorthodox: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unorthodox
Definition: not conventional in belief, behaviour, custom, etc
Sentence:Logan and his team have discovered how to tap into this unorthodox energy source using a fairly simple contraption
Original: Berger uses an unorthodox method to get up close and personal with his subjects.
Definition: not conventional in belief, behaviour, custom, etc
Sentence:Logan and his team have discovered how to tap into this unorthodox energy source using a fairly simple contraption
Original: Berger uses an unorthodox method to get up close and personal with his subjects.
Thwart: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Thwart
Definition: to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
Sentence:Working to thwart departments is working against yourself.
Original:And to use them to thwart whatever comets the divine creator may see fit to throw at us.
Definition: to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
Sentence:Working to thwart departments is working against yourself.
Original:And to use them to thwart whatever comets the divine creator may see fit to throw at us.
Wry: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wry?
Definition: produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features
Sentence: Good company and good discourse are the wry sinews of virtue.
Original: He's also an entertaining speaker with a wry sense of humor.
Definition: produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features
Sentence: Good company and good discourse are the wry sinews of virtue.
Original: He's also an entertaining speaker with a wry sense of humor.