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Describing Words — Lesson 81

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bushy

ˈbʌʃi

Growing thickly and wildly, like an overgrown beard and thick hair — she has lovely bushy eyebrows.

The garden is surrounded by bushy hedges.

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busier

ˈbɪziər

Having more chores and gardening tasks to do than before — she is busier than usual this week.

She is busier than usual this week.

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busiest

ˈbɪzɪst

The most crowded and active place filled with buzzing honeybees — the store is busiest around noon.

This is the busiest day of the week.

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busily

ˈbɪzəli

Working actively and with continuous dedication in a garden — he busily wrote notes throughout the lecture.

She was busily preparing dinner when the guests arrived.

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businesslike

ˈbɪznəslaɪk

Serious, organized, and focused strictly on professional work — try to be more businesslike in your emails.

She adopted a businesslike tone for the meeting.

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butterfingered

ˈbʌtərfɪŋɡərd

Clumsy and prone to dropping things, like dropping a tray of cupcakes — I'm usually not this butterfingered, I swear.

He's so butterfingered that he dropped three glasses at the party.

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buxom

ˈbʌksəm

Having a full, curvaceous, healthy, and shapely figure — the buxom actress became a pin-up icon in the 1950s.

The buxom actress became a pin-up icon in the 1950s.

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cadaverous

kəˈdævərəs

Extremely thin, gaunt, and skeletal like a walking skeleton — after weeks of illness, his face looked cadaverous.

After weeks of illness, his face looked cadaverous.

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cadenced

ˈkeɪ.dənst

Moving with a rhythmic, measured, and steady galloping beat — the speaker's cadenced voice filled the lecture hall.

The speaker's cadenced voice filled the lecture hall.

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cagey

ˈkeɪdʒi

Cautious, secretive, and careful not to reveal secrets or give answers away — he's being cagey about his plans for the summer.

He's being cagey about his plans for the summer.

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cagier

ˈkeɪ.dʒi.ɚ

More cautious and guarded when making a deal with someone — she became cagier when the conversation turned to money.

She became cagier when the conversation turned to money.

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callously

ˈkæləsli

Unkindly ignoring someone who fell down without offering help — he callously ignored her pleas for help.

He callously ignored her pleas for help.

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