reliable -
Referring to a person, object, or system that you can count on to function properly or deliver results without failure.
She was extremely reliable, and would always show up exactly on time.
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futile -
Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
Sisyphus was engaged in the futile task of rolling a boulder up a steep hill.
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Unhappy
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morose -
Sullen, gloomy, or depressed in mood.
After hearing the bad news, he became morose and withdrawn for days.
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grotesque -
Very strange and distorted compared to what is normal
When Alan visited the Jordan family, he felt that the way that the son bossed around the parents was a grotesque distortion of the way normal parent-child relationships should be.
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Flexible
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diverse -
Made up of people or things that are very different from each other.
The jungle has a diverse range of animal and plant life.
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lanky -
A person who is ungracefully thin and tall
Although Sid was very tall, his lanky body and lack of athletic skills kept him from becoming a really good basketball player.
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Disorganized
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garbled -
Confusing, distorted, unclear, and difficult to understand.
The phone connection was not good, and all she heard was garbled speech coming from her son who was travelling in Europe.
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piddling -
Pathetically trivial; trifling
In a piddling attempt at perfection, Alec would cut the blades of grass individually.
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Happy
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elated -
Filled with joy, pride, or high spirits, often due to a sense of achievement or good news.
She was elated when she graduated from the university with an excellent grade.
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circuitous -
Longer than the most direct way; roundabout.
His answer was so circuitous that I forgot what the original question was.
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unreliable -
Undependable, untrustworthy; an unreliable
When Alan showed up an hour late for their date, Maxine lost interest in him, because she concluded that he was just an unreliable person.
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racy -
(of speech, writing, or behavior) lively, entertaining, and typically mildly titillating sexually
Somewhat tame by today's standards, "Gone with the Wind" was considered very racy at the time it was released.
