| dry(adjective, inelegance) | |
| emphatic | |
| flagrant(adjective, ostentatious) | |
| flamboyant(adjective, ostentatious) | |
| flashy(adjective, ostentatious) | |
| full-dress(adjective, plain) | |
| gallant(polite, noble, elegant, grand, gracious) | |
| good(adjective, correct, right, appropriate, modest) | |
| grandiose(adjective, ostentatious) | |
| guarded | |
| guinde | |
| halting | |
| heavy(important, prominent, preeminent) | |
| high-flown(adjective, important, stiff, affected, prominent) | |
| hostile(adjective, indifferent, unfriendly, aloof, remote) | |
| icy(adjective, quiet, cold, detached, unfriendly) | |
| indifferent(adjective, cool, cold, detached, unfriendly) | |
| inkhorn(adjective, pedantic) | |
| limited | |
| meet(good, correct, appropriate, well-mannered, well-behaved) |
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