Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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disparagement | Yes | No | No | No |
plain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
disparagement (noun) | plain (noun) |
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the act of speaking contemptuously of | a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side |
a communication that belittles somebody or something | extensive tract of level open land |
disparagement (adjective) | plain (adjective) |
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not elaborate or elaborated; simple | |
lacking patterns especially in color | |
free from any effort to soften to disguise | |
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | |
not mixed with extraneous elements | |
lacking embellishment or ornamentation | |
lacking in physical beauty or proportion |
disparagement (verb) | plain (verb) |
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express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
disparagement (adverb) | plain (adverb) |
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unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') |