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Other / Slow

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piecemeal - Done in a series of steps, little by little, gradually over time.

The general knew that the battle could not be won all at once, so he had a plan to win it piecemeal, one part at a time.

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Bad / Dirty

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tawdry - Showy but cheap and of poor quality

The highly visible set of jewelry was too tawdry to be taken seriously.

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Bad / Disorganized

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strewn - Scattered or spread untidily over a surface or area.

The section of the park next to the woods was strewn with all kinds of junk.

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Bad / Disorganized

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ragtag - Untidy, disorganized, or incongruously varied in character

"The A-Team" was a popular show in the 1980s about a ragtag group with little in common except helping the less fortunate.

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Good / Beautiful

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lush - Soft, thick, pleasingly rich quality, often from vegetation

The trees now were bare and the fallen leaves made a lush, soft carpet for the cold ground.

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Bad / Crazy

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daffy - Silly, different, strange, and funny

Fred had a twirled mustache and wore an oddly colored suit, but the town's residents simply viewed him as daffy instead of someone to be afraid of.

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Other / Up-Down

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buoyant - Tending to float in a liquid. capable of keeping a body afloat - also cheerful and not easily depressed.

The life jacket kept him buoyant in the water.

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Good / Strong

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sturdy - Strong and solid and unlikely to break

The family built a tree house that proved to be very sturdy even during storms

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Bad / Bad

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harsh - Cruel or severe

In Catholic schools, nuns carry rulers to deliver harsh punishment to disobedient children.

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Bad / Disorganized

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promiscuous - Lacking discretion or selectivity, especially in choosing relationships or associates; mixing or combining things randomly.

The character in the novel was portrayed as promiscuous, frequently engaging in relationships without commitment or emotional attachment.

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Bad / Powerless

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dependent - Needing the support of something or someone in order to survive or succeed.

He lived in a cheap basement apartment rather than stay in his parents' house, because he didn't want to be so dependent on them.

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Bad / Unfriendly

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divisive - Causing disagreement or hostility between people, tending to disrupt unity or harmony.

The election was fought over the deeply divisive issue of immigration, and people on either side of the issue can't see things from the other point of view.