amorous -
Having strong feelings of love, especially romantic love
They chose Paris as a place to spend their honeymoon, to spend an amorous week to start their marriage together.
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heartfelt -
Strongly felt and sincere
The family gave the nurse who looked after their grandmother a gift and a heartfelt letter of thanks.
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Hostile
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jilted -
Suddenly reject or abandon (a lover)
The wedding was ruined once the jilted bride realized the groom wasn't coming.
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Exciting
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gripping -
Captivating or holding one's attention completely.
The movie had a gripping plot that kept everyone on the edge of their seats from beginning to end.
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Bad
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gruesome -
Causing horror, disgust, and shock - usually dealing with death or injury:
When the policeman visited the scene of the murder, the sight was so gruesome that he couldn't help but go outside and throw up.
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Dishonest
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bogus -
Not real or genuine - fake or false (used in a disapproving manner when deception has been attempted)
Mr. and Mrs. Smith had suspected all along that the letter offering Oklahoma land for $100 an acre had been totally bogus.
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Fast
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mercurial -
Changing emotions suddenly and often
Fred loved almost everything about his wife except her mercurial behavior, where her moods changed suddenly between sadness and happiness, or love and anger
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Disorganized
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ponderous -
Slow and heavy in movement or thought; lacking lightness or grace; dull or overly serious.
The ponderous lecture on quantum physics had everyone in the room struggling to stay awake.
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Boring
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tedious -
Too long, slow, or dull: tiresome or monotonous
The meeting was so tedious that the employees couldn't even pay attention.
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contorted -
Twisted or bent out of the normal shape.
Norm knew as soon as he got to the office that he should be careful what he said to the boss, because the boss's face was contorted with anger about something that had happened.
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fractious -
(of a group or organization) difficult to control; unruly
Kaitlin's children were a fractious group that were always fighting in the back seat.
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Friendly
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considerate -
Showing concern for the needs or feelings of others.
The nurse is always very considerate and checks every 15 minutes to ask how you're doing.
