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  • 91jay — n. 1 a a noisy chattering European bird, Garrulus glandarius, with vivid pinkish brown, blue, black, and white plumage. b any other bird of the subfamily Garrulinae. 2 a person who chatters impertinently. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL gaius, gaia,… …

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  • 92Jay — n. 1 a a noisy chattering European bird, Garrulus glandarius, with vivid pinkish brown, blue, black, and white plumage. b any other bird of the subfamily Garrulinae. 2 a person who chatters impertinently. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL gaius, gaia,… …

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  • 93misaddress — v.tr. 1 address (a letter etc.) wrongly. 2 address (a person) wrongly, esp. impertinently …

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  • 94pry — 1. v.intr. (pries, pried) 1 (usu. foll. by into) inquire impertinently (into a person s private affairs etc.). 2 (usu. foll. by into, about, etc.) look or peer inquisitively. Derivatives: prying adj. pryingly adv. Etymology: ME prie, of unkn.… …

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  • 95cockily — adv cheekily, impertinently, impudently, insolently, disrespectfully ≠ respectfully, politely …

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  • 96answer back — phrasal : to reply impertinently : retort …

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