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  • 81infect — infect, e [ ɛ̃fɛkt ] adj. • XIVe; lat. infectus, p. p. de inficere « imprégner, infecter » 1 ♦ Qui a une odeur, un goût ignoble. ⇒ pestilentiel, putride, répugnant. Charogne infecte. ⇒ pourri. Cloaque, bourbier infect. Odeur infecte. Goût infect …

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  • 82méprisable — [ meprizabl ] adj. • XIVe; de mépriser 1 ♦ Vx Négligeable. 2 ♦ Mod. Qui inspire le mépris (3o). ⇒ abject, 1. bas, honteux, indigne , vil. Un individu méprisable. Il n y a rien de plus méprisable. ⊗ CONTR. Estimable, respectable. ● méprisable… …

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  • 83puant — puant, puante [ pɥɑ̃, pɥɑ̃t ] adj. • 1191; pudent 980; de puer 1 ♦ Qui pue, dégage une odeur forte et déplaisante. ⇒ fétide, infect, nauséabond, pestilentiel. « Des fossés croupissants, puants, pleins de sales herbes » (A. Gide). Boule puante,… …

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  • 84saloperie — [ salɔpri ] n. f. • 1694 « grande malpropreté »; de salope « très malpropre » (1690) ♦ Fam. 1 ♦ Chose sale. ⇒ saleté, ordure. Qu est ce que c est que toutes ces saloperies par terre ? Chose mauvaise, répugnante. ⇒ cochonnerie. On nous a fait… …

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  • 85failure — noun 1 lack of success ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total ▪ abject, humiliating ▪ The attempt ended in abject failure. ▪ inevitable …

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  • 86vil — VIL, Ă, vili, e, adj. (Franţuzism înv.) De proastă calitate, demn de dispreţuit, ordinar; josnic; abject. – Din fr. vil. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 17.03.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  VIL adj., s. v. abject, infam, josnic, mişel, mizerabil, mârşav, nedemn,… …

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  • 87obsequious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abject, fawning, sycophantic, cringing, servile, truckling, compliant. See servility, respect. Ant., dominant. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. docile, submissive, cringing, slavish, sycophantic,… …

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  • 88subservient — 1 *auxiliary, subsidiary, contributory, ancillary, adjuvant, accessory Analogous words: *subordinate, secondary, dependent, subject 2 Subservient, servile, slavish, menial, obsequious can mean showing or characterized by extreme compliance or… …

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  • 89sorry — adj 1. remorseful, regretful, rueful, contrite, compunctious; conscience stricken, conscience smitten, guilt ridden, repining, regretting, full of regrets; apologetic, repentant, penitent, pentitential, atoning, in sackcloth and ashes; humbled,… …

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  • 90Contemptible — Con*tempt i*ble, a. 1. Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable. Milton. [1913 Webster] The arguments of tyranny are ascontemptible as its force is dreadful. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. Despised; scorned; neglected;… …

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