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1. all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry eOE
...With singular noun. The whole amount, quantity, extent, or compass of; the whole of....
2. allee samee, adj. and adv. View full entry 1840
...In representations or imitations of (esp. Chinese) pidgin English: all alike; all the same (as someone or something)....
3. babyishly, adv. View full entry 1829
...In the manner of a baby or young child; (excessively) childishly. Cf. earlier babishly...
4. Babylonically, adv. View full entry 1599
...In a manner characteristic of Babylon or its inhabitants. Also (derogatory): in the manner of a Roman Catholic (see Babylon1)....
5. bloody, adj., n., and adv. View full entry eOE
...Containing blood; composed or consisting of blood; resembling blood. Also in figurative contexts....
6. chemically, adv. View full entry 1616
...By a chemical or (in early use) alchemical process; using chemical methods, by means of chemicals; as regards chemistry. ...
7. common, adj. and adv. View full entry 1297
...‘Belonging equally to more than one’ (Johnson); possessed or shared alike by both or all (the persons or things in question). to have (anything) common with: now, to have ...
8. cool, adj., adv., and int. View full entry eOE
...Of or at a relatively low temperature; moderately cold, esp. agreeably or refreshingly so (in contrast with heat or cold)....
9. dry, adj. and adv. View full entry c888
...Destitute of or free from moisture; not wet or moist; arid; of the eyes, free from tears....
10. educationally, adv. View full entry 1681
...With respect to education; from an educational point of view....
11. facile, adj. and adv. View full entry 1484
...That can be achieved with little effort; straightforward, easy. In later use freq. in disparaging sense: contemptibly easy. ...
12. femininely, adv. View full entry 1575
...Grammar. In the feminine gender. Obs. (rare after 17th cent.)....
13. flipping, adv. and adj. View full entry 1911
...Used as a substitute for a strong expletive. Usually derogatory (Cf. blinking4.)...
14. gay, adj., adv., and n. View full entry c1325
...Noble; beautiful; excellent, fine....
15. glib, adj. and adv. View full entry 1594
...Smooth and slippery in surface or consistency; moving easily; offering no resistance to motion. Of movement: Easy, unimpeded. Now rare exc. dial....
16. God-almighty, n. and adv. View full entry c870
...= god5 (See also almighty, almight, almightin)...
17. higgledy-piggledy, adv., n., and adj. View full entry 1598
...Without any order of position or direction; in huddled or jumbled confusion and disorder; with heads and tails in any or every direction. Usually contemptuous....
18. hoggishly, adv. View full entry 1573
...In a hoggish manner; in a manner suggestive of a hog....
19. ladylike, adj. and adv. View full entry 1534
...Of a woman: having the appearance or manner of a lady; noble; gracious; decorous, genteel. Also fig. of something considered as a woman....
20. little, adj., n., and adv. View full entry c893
...Of material objects, portions of space, etc.: Small in size, not large or big. Of persons: Short in stature....
