442 entries under adjective topic. ×
| turgid | |
| usual(good, correct, right, appropriate) | |
| wooden | |
| artificial(strong, cold, proper, refined) | |
| august(polite, noble, elegant, grand) | |
| businesslike(cold, detached, straight, unfriendly) | |
| courteous(smooth, proper, polite, grand) | |
| directed(established, orderly) | |
| formulaic | |
| grand(important, noble, splendid, prominent) | |
| haughty(cold, noble, unfriendly, grand) | |
| inflated(important, stiff, affected, prominent) | |
| labored(strong, cold, heavy, stiff) | |
| laboured | |
| mannered(strong, cold, stiff, affected) | |
| mannerly(good, smooth, proper, polite) | |
| ordered | |
| ornate(elegant, fashionable, ostentatious) | |
| ostensible(supposed, alleged, so-called) | |
| professed(supposed, alleged, ostensible, so-called) |
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