| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |