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1 a : suggestive of repose : leaning, resting b : lying down
2 : representing a person lying down <a recumbent statue> |
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1 : markedly short and abrupt
2 : blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness
Syn: Bluff or Blunt |
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1 a : befitting or characteristic of one of eminent rank or attainments : commanding, dominant <an imperious manner> b : marked by arrogant assurance : domineering
2 : intensely compelling : urgent <the imperious problems of the new age — J. F. Kennedy>
synonyms masterful, domineering, imperious, peremptory, imperative
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1 : to move ponderously
2 : rumble |
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1 a : joint, connection b : the manner of transition or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds in speech
2 : an instance of joining : junction
3 : a point of time; especially : one made critical by a concurrence of circumstances
synonyms juncture, exigency, emergency, contingency, pinch, straits, cri |
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1 a : to move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy motions <flounced about the room, jerking her shoulders, gesticulating — Agatha Christie[image]>; also : to move so as to draw attention to oneself <flounced into the lobby> b : to go with sudden determination <flounced out in a huff>
2 : flounder, struggle |
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