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2 tapsig
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3 peinlich
- {awkward} vụng về, lúng túng, ngượng ngịu, bất tiện, khó khăn, nguy hiểm, khó xử, rầy rà, rắc rối - {embarrassing} làm lúng túng, ngăn trở - {meticulous} tỉ mỉ, quá kỹ càng - {painful} đau đớn, đau khổ, làm đau đớn, làm đau khổ, vất vả, khó nhọc, mất nhiều công sức - {particular} đặc biệt, đặc thù, cá biệt, riêng biệt, tường tận, chi tiết, kỹ lưỡng, cặn kẽ, câu nệ đến từng chi tiết, khó tính, khảnh, cảnh vẻ - {precise} đúng, chính xác, kỹ tính, nghiêm ngặt, câu nệ - {scrupulous} đắn đo, ngại ngùng, quá thận trọng, quá tỉ mỉ - {sore} đau, tức giận, tức tối, buồn phiền, làm buồn phiền, mãnh liệt, ác liệt, gay go, ác nghiệt, nghiêm trọng = peinlich genau {meticulous; minute}+ = peinlich sauber {neat and clean}+ = wir fühlten uns peinlich berührt {we felt embarrassed}+ -
4 gehemmt
- {awkward} vụng về, lúng túng, ngượng ngịu, bất tiện, khó khăn, nguy hiểm, khó xử, rầy rà, rắc rối - {inhibit} - {shy} nhút nhát, bẽn lẽn, e thẹn, khó tìm, khó thấy, khó nắm, thiếu, mất -
5 unbeholfen
- {awkward} vụng về, lúng túng, ngượng ngịu, bất tiện, khó khăn, nguy hiểm, khó xử, rầy rà, rắc rối - {clumsy} vụng, lóng ngóng, làm vụng, không gọn, khó coi - {inexpert} không chuyên môn, không thạo - {lubberly} ngớ ngẩn, khờ dại - {shiftless} lười, nhác, bất lực, hèn kém, không biết xoay xở, vô hiệu quả - {sticky} dính, sánh, bầy nhầy, nhớp nháp, khó tính, hết sức khó chịu, rất đau đớn, nóng và ẩm nồm - {uncouth} chưa văn minh, thô lỗ, hoang dã, chưa khai phá, lạ, không quen thuộc, chưa từng thấy - {ungainly} long ngóng, vô duyên - {unwieldy} khó cầm, khó sử dụng = unbeholfen laufen {to lollop}+ -
6 hölzern
- {awkward} vụng về, lúng túng, ngượng ngịu, bất tiện, khó khăn, nguy hiểm, khó xử, rầy rà, rắc rối - {clumsy} vụng, lóng ngóng, làm vụng, không gọn, khó coi - {ligneous} bằng gỗ, giống gỗ, có chất g - {timber} - {wooden} cứng đờ, đờ đẫn -
7 die Flegeljahre
- {awkward age; puppyhood} -
8 ungeschickt
- {awkward} vụng về, lúng túng, ngượng ngịu, bất tiện, khó khăn, nguy hiểm, khó xử, rầy rà, rắc rối - {clumsy} vụng, lóng ngóng, làm vụng, không gọn, khó coi - {gawky} nhút nhát rụt rè - {inapt} không thích hợp, không thích đáng, không đủ tư cách, không đủ năng lực, bất tài - {inexpert} không chuyên môn, không thạo - {lubberly} ngớ ngẩn, khờ dại - {maladroit} không khôn khéo - {rude} khiếm nhã, bất lịch sự, vô lễ, láo xược, thô lỗ, thô sơ, man rợ, không văn minh, mạnh mẽ, dữ dội, đột ngột, tráng kiện, khoẻ mạnh - {shiftless} lười, nhác, bất lực, hèn kém, không biết xoay xở, vô hiệu quả - {ungainly} long ngóng, vô duyên - {unhandy} khó sử dụng - {unskilful} không khéo = ungeschickt [in] {unapt [at]}+ = ungeschickt spielen (Musik) {to thumb}+ = ungeschickt handhaben {to thumb}+ -
9 heikel
- {awkward} vụng về, lúng túng, ngượng ngịu, bất tiện, khó khăn, nguy hiểm, khó xử, rầy rà, rắc rối - {fastidious} dễ chán, chóng chán, khó tính, khó chiều, cảnh vẻ, kén cá chọn canh - {scabrous} ráp, xù xì, khó diễn đạt cho thanh nhã, khó diễn đạt một cách tế nhị, trắc trở - {slippery} trơ, dễ tuột, khó nắm, khó giữ, tế nhị, không thể tin cậy được, quay quắt, láu cá - {ticklish} có máu buồn, đụng đến là cười, khó giải quyết, không vững, tròng trành - {touchy} hay giận dỗi, dễ động lòng - {trickish} xảo trá, xỏ lá, lắm thủ đoạn - {tricky} xảo quyệt, mưu mẹo, mánh lới, phức tạp = heikel [mit] {nice [about,in]}+ = heikel (Frage) {delicate}+ = heikel (Thema) {tender}+ -
10 unangenehm
- {awkward} vụng về, lúng túng, ngượng ngịu, bất tiện, khó khăn, nguy hiểm, khó xử, rầy rà, rắc rối - {beastly} như súc vật, thô lỗ, cục cằn, hung bạo, bần, đáng tởm, chỉ đáng cho súc vật, xấu, khó chịu, quá lắm, cực kỳ, rất xấu - {bothersome} làm khó chịu, gây phiền, quấy rầy - {disagreeable} không vừa ý, gắt gỏng, cau có - {displeasing} làm phật lòng, làm trái ý, làm bực mình, làm tức giận, làm bất mãn - {distasteful} đáng ghét, ghê tởm - {embarrassing} làm lúng túng, ngăn trở - {grating} xé tai, chói tai, rít lên kêu kèn kẹt, the thé, làm gai người - {objectionable} có thể bị phản đối, đáng chê trách, không ai ưa thích, chướng tai, gai mắt - {sticky} dính, sánh, bầy nhầy, nhớp nháp, khó tính, hết sức khó chịu, rất đau đớn, nóng và ẩm nồm - {tough} dai, bền, dai sức, dẻo dai, mạnh mẽ, cứng rắn, cứng cỏi, bất khuất, khăng khăng, cố chấp, ương ngạnh, ngoan cố, khó, hắc búa, gay go - {troublesome} phiền phức, lôi thôi, mệt nhọc, khó nhọc, vất vả - {trying} nguy ngập, làm mệt nhọc, làm mỏi mệt - {ugly} xấu xí, xấu xa, đáng sợ - {uncomfortable} không tiện, không thoải mái, bực bội, lo lắng - {ungrateful} bạc, vô ơn, bội nghĩa, bạc bẽo, không thú vị - {unpleasant} khó ưa = unangenehm [für] {unpleasing [to]}+ = unangenehm riechen [nach] {to reek [of]}+ = unangenehm berühren {to offend}+ = unangenehm auffallen {to make oneself unpleasantly conspicuous}+ = jemanden unangenehm berühren {to jar upon someone}+ -
11 ungelenk
- {awkward} vụng về, lúng túng, ngượng ngịu, bất tiện, khó khăn, nguy hiểm, khó xử, rầy rà, rắc rối - {clumsy} vụng, lóng ngóng, làm vụng, không gọn, khó coi -
12 ungünstig
- {awkward} vụng về, lúng túng, ngượng ngịu, bất tiện, khó khăn, nguy hiểm, khó xử, rầy rà, rắc rối - {inauspicious} mang điềm xấu, gở, bất hạnh, không may, rủi ro - {inopportune} không thích hợp, không đúng lúc, lạc lõng - {sinister} mang điểm xấu, ác, độc ác, hung hãn, nham hiểm, đầy sát khí, tai hoạ cho, tai hại cho, trái, tả - {unfair} bất công, không công bằng, thiên vị, không ngay thẳng, không đúng đắn, gian tà, gian lận, quá chừng, quá mức, thái quá - {unfavourable} không có thiện chí, không thuận, không tán thành, không thuận lợi, không hứa hẹn tốt, không có triển vọng, không có lợi, không có ích - {unlucky} xúi, rủi, đen đủi, khổ sở, khốn khổ, không tốt, không hay - {unsuitable} không phù hợp, bất tài, thiếu năng lực, không đủ tư cách, không xứng đôi, không tưng xứng - {untoward} bất lịch sự, vô lễ, khiếm nh, khó bo, hư, cứng đầu cứng cổ, không tiện lợi = ungünstig [für] {adverse [to]; disadvantageous [to]}+ = ungünstig (Wetter) {contrary}+ = ungünstig sein für {to make against}+ -
13 das Flegelalter
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14 unpraktisch
- {awkward} vụng về, lúng túng, ngượng ngịu, bất tiện, khó khăn, nguy hiểm, khó xử, rầy rà, rắc rối - {impractical} không thực tế - {starry-eyed} không thực thế, mơ mộng hão huyền - {unpractical} không thiết thực -
15 unhandlich
- {awkward} vụng về, lúng túng, ngượng ngịu, bất tiện, khó khăn, nguy hiểm, khó xử, rầy rà, rắc rối - {bulky} to lớn, đồ sộ, kềnh càng, tầm vóc to lớn - {unhandy} vụng, khó sử dụng - {unwieldy} khó cầm -
16 peinlich
I Adj.1. (unangenehm) embarrassing; Situation: auch awkward; painful umg.; es war mir sehr peinlich (, dass ich es vergessen hatte) I was ( oder felt) really embarrassed (at oder about having forgotten it); es ist mir sehr peinlich, aber ich muss dich bitten,... I don’t know how to put it, but I have to ask you,...; jemanden in eine peinliche Lage bringen put s.o. in an awkward situation2. (sehr genau) meticulous, painstaking; in dem Haus herrschte peinliche Ordnung the house was scrupulously tidyII Adv.1. jemanden peinlich berühren embarrass s.o.2. peinlich sauber scrupulously clean; peinlich genau very ( oder painfully) exact ( bei about); bei einer Sache peinlich genau sein auch take s.th. very seriously; sie vermieden peinlichst, danach zu fragen they took great care to avoid asking about it* * *disconcerting; embarrassing; awkward; painful* * *pein|lich ['painlɪç]1. adjich habe das péínliche Gefühl, dass... — I have a terrible feeling that...
es war ihm péínlich(, dass...) — he was or felt embarrassed (because...)
es ist mir sehr péínlich, aber ich muss es Ihnen einmal sagen — I don't know how to put it, but you really ought to know
es ist mir sehr péínlich, aber die Arbeit ist immer noch nicht fertig — I'm really sorry but the work still isn't finished
das ist mir ja so péínlich — I feel awful about it
es war so schlecht, dass es schon péínlich war (inf) — it was so bad it was (really) painful (inf)
2) (= gewissenhaft) painstaking, meticulous; Sparsamkeit carefulin seinem Zimmer/auf seinem Schreibtisch herrschte péínliche or péínlichste Ordnung — his room/his desk was meticulously or scrupulously tidy
jdn einem péínlichen Verhör unterziehen — to question sb very closely
2. adv1)péínlich wirken — to be embarrassing, to cause embarrassment
der Koffer wurde péínlich genau untersucht — the case was gone through very thoroughly, the case was given a very thorough going-over (inf)
er vermied es péínlichst, davon zu sprechen — he was at pains not to talk about it
etw péínlichst geheim halten — to keep sth strictly secret or top secret
* * *(difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) awkward* * *pein·lich[ˈpainlɪç]I. adj1. (unangenehm) embarrassingeine \peinliche Frage/Situation [o Lage] an awkward question/situation▪ jdm \peinlich sein to be embarrassedes war ihr sehr \peinlich she was very embarrassed about it▪ jdm \peinlich sein, dass/wenn... to feel awkward that/when...▪ etwas Peinliches sth awful2. (äußerst) painstaking, diligent\peinliche Genauigkeit meticulous precision\peinliche Sauberkeit scrupulous cleanlinessII. adv1. (unangenehm)jdn \peinlich berühren to be awkward for sbauf jdn \peinlich wirken to be embarrassing for sb2. (gewissenhaft) painstakingly\peinlich befolgen to follow diligently3. (äußerst) meticulously, thoroughly* * *1.1) embarrassing; awkward <question, position, pause>es ist mir sehr peinlich — I feel very bad (coll.) or embarrassed about it
2) nicht präd. (äußerst genau) meticulous; scrupulous2.1) unpleasantly < surprised>[von etwas] peinlich berührt sein — be painfully embarrassed [by something]
2) (überaus [genau]) scrupulously; meticulously* * *A. adjes war mir sehr peinlich (, dass ich es vergessen hatte) I was ( oder felt) really embarrassed (at oder about having forgotten it);es ist mir sehr peinlich, aber ich muss dich bitten, … I don’t know how to put it, but I have to ask you, …;jemanden in eine peinliche Lage bringen put sb in an awkward situation2. (sehr genau) meticulous, painstaking;in dem Haus herrschte peinliche Ordnung the house was scrupulously tidyB. adv1.jemanden peinlich berühren embarrass sb2.peinlich sauber scrupulously clean;peinlich genau very ( oder painfully) exact (bei about);bei einer Sache peinlich genau sein auch take sth very seriously;sie vermieden peinlichst, danach zu fragen they took great care to avoid asking about it* * *1.1) embarrassing; awkward <question, position, pause>es ist mir sehr peinlich — I feel very bad (coll.) or embarrassed about it
2) nicht präd. (äußerst genau) meticulous; scrupulous2.1) unpleasantly < surprised>[von etwas] peinlich berührt sein — be painfully embarrassed [by something]
2) (überaus [genau]) scrupulously; meticulously* * *adj.awkward adj.disconcerting adj.distressing adj.embarrassing adj.painful adj. adv.disconcertingly adv.distressingly adv.embarrassingly adv. -
17 unangenehm
I Adj. unpleasant, disagreeable; engS. (böse, widerlich) nasty; (misslich, peinlich) awkward; unangenehme Fragen stellen ask awkward questions; das Unangenehme daran ist... the unpleasant thing about it is...; er kann recht unangenehm werden he can get quite nasty (at times); ..., sonst werde ich unangenehm or else I’ll start to turn nasty; ihm ist es unangenehm, mit ihr reden zu müssen he hates having to talk to her; es ist mir furchtbar unangenehm I hate it, I find it terribly unpleasant ( oder embarrassing)II Adv.: unangenehm kalt etc.: unpleasantly ( oder disagreeably) cold etc.; unangenehm überrascht werden have an unpleasant ( oder a nasty) surprise; unangenehm auffallen (einen schlechten Eindruck machen) make a bad impression; (sich schlecht benehmen) make a nuisance of o.s.; jemandem unangenehm auffallen annoy s.o.; jemanden unangenehm berühren give s.o. an awkward feeling; sich unangenehm bemerkbar machen Sache: be (quite) unpleasant* * *objectionable; noisome; embarrassing; displeasing; awkward; weary; grating; unpleasant; disagreeable; uncomfortable* * *ụn|an|ge|nehm1. adjunpleasant; Mensch, Arbeit, Geschmack, Geruch auch disagreeable; (= peinlich) Situation auch awkward, embarrassing; Frage awkward; Zwischenfall, Begegnung embarrassingdas ist mir immer so unangenehm — I never like that, I don't like that at all
es war mir unangenehm, das tun zu müssen — I didn't like having to do it
es ist mir unangenehm, dass ich Sie gestört habe — I feel bad about having disturbed you
2. advunpleasantlyunangenehm schmecken/riechen — to taste/smell unpleasant
* * *1) (unpleasant: a disagreeable task; a most disagreeable person.) disagreeable2) disagreeably3) (startling or harsh: The orange curtains with the purple carpet had a jarring effect.) jarring4) ((of sounds) unpleasant.) grating5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) nasty6) unpleasantly7) (disagreeable: an unpleasant task/smell.) unpleasant* * *un·an·ge·nehm[ˈʊnʔangəmɛsn̩]I. adj1. (nicht angenehm) unpleasantwie \unangenehm! how unfortunate! a. iron3. (peinlich)▪ jdm ist etw \unangenehm sb feels bad about sth▪ jdm \unangenehm sein, etw tun zu müssen sb feels bad [or awkward] about having to do sthjdn \unangenehm berühren to embarrass sb4. (unsympathisch) disagreeable, unpleasant\unangenehm werden to get nasty\unangenehm werden können to be able to get nastysie kann ganz schön \unangenehm werden she can get quite nastyII. adv unpleasantly* * *1.es ist mir sehr unangenehm, dass ich mich verspätet habe — I am most upset about being late
2.unangenehm werden — < person> get or turn nasty
adverbial unpleasantly* * *A. adj unpleasant, disagreeable; engS. (böse, widerlich) nasty; (misslich, peinlich) awkward;unangenehme Fragen stellen ask awkward questions;das Unangenehme daran ist … the unpleasant thing about it is …;er kann recht unangenehm werden he can get quite nasty (at times);…, sonst werde ich unangenehm or else I’ll start to turn nasty;ihm ist es unangenehm, mit ihr reden zu müssen he hates having to talk to her;es ist mir furchtbar unangenehm I hate it, I find it terribly unpleasant ( oder embarrassing)B. adv:unangenehm überrascht werden have an unpleasant ( oder a nasty) surprise;unangenehm auffallen (einen schlechten Eindruck machen) make a bad impression; (sich schlecht benehmen) make a nuisance of o.s.;jemandem unangenehm auffallen annoy sb;jemanden unangenehm berühren give sb an awkward feeling;sich unangenehm bemerkbar machen Sache: be (quite) unpleasant* * *1.es ist mir sehr unangenehm, dass ich mich verspätet habe — I am most upset about being late
2.unangenehm werden — < person> get or turn nasty
adverbial unpleasantly* * *adj.awkward adj.disagreeable adj.disconcerting adj.displeasing adj.nasty adj.objectionable adj.unpleasant adj.unpleasing adj. adv.disagreeably adv.displeasingly adv.objectionably adv.unpleasantly adv. -
18 misslich
Adj. (unangenehm) disagreeable, awkward; (schwierig) difficult, awkward; (unerfreulich) unfortunate; missliche Lage awkward ( oder unpleasant) situation, predicament* * *mịss|lich ['mIslɪç]adj (geh)Lage awkward, difficult; Umstand auch, Verzögerung unfortunate, regrettabledas ist ja eine missliche Sache —
es steht misslich um dieses Vorhaben — the outlook for this plan is not good
* * *miss·lichRR, miß·lichALT[ˈmɪslɪç]adj (geh) awkward, difficult\misslicher Vorfall unfortunate incident* * ** * *misslich adj (unangenehm) disagreeable, awkward; (schwierig) difficult, awkward; (unerfreulich) unfortunate;* * * -
19 umständlich
I Adj. (verwickelt) complicated; (langatmig) longwinded; (pedantisch) pedantic; (ungeschickt) awkward; (unnötig gründlich) fussy; das ist viel zu umständlich that’s far too much trouble, that’s much too complicated; umständliche Methode auch roundabout way of doing s.th. ( oder it); er hat so eine umständliche Art he has such a roundabout ( oder fiddly) way of doing things; sei doch nicht so umständlich! umg. don’t make such a palaver (Am. a big deal)!II Adv. awkwardly; fussily, pedantically etc.; siehe I; etw. umständlich erzählen narrate at great length, give a longwinded account of; umständlicher geht’s wohl nicht? iro. couldn’t you think of a more complicated way of doing it?; warum einfach, wenn’s auch umständlich geht iro. why make things easy when you can make them difficult?* * *longwinded; pedantic; elaborate; laborious; complicated; ponderous* * *ụm|ständ|lich ['ʊmʃtɛntlɪç]1. adjArbeitsweise, Methode (awkward and) involved; (= langsam und ungeschickt) ponderous; Vorbereitung elaborate; Begriff, Erklärung, Übersetzung, Titel, Anleitung long-winded; Abfertigung laborious, tedious; Arbeit, Reise awkwardsei doch nicht so umständlich! — don't make such heavy weather of everything! (Brit), don't make everything twice as hard as it really is!
2. adverklären, fragen, formulieren in a roundabout way; arbeiten, vorgehen awkwardlyetw umständlich machen — to make heavy weather of doing sth (Brit), to make doing sth seem twice as hard
etw umständlich erzählen/erklären etc — to tell/explain etc sth in a roundabout way
* * *um·ständ·lich[ˈʊmʃtɛntlɪç]I. adj1. (weitschweifig: Erklärung, Formulierung) long-winded, ponderous2. (mit großem Aufwand verbunden) laborious; (Anweisung, Beschreibung) elaborate, involved; (Aufgabe, Reise) complicated, awkward; (Erklärung, Anleitung) long-winded▪ \umständlich sein to be a [lot of] bother, to be inconvenient; (Erklärung, Anleitung) to be long-winded▪ \umständlich sein, etw zu tun to be a [real [or a lot of]] bother [or inconvenience] to do sth▪ etw ist jdm zu \umständlich sth's too much [of a] bother for sbII. adv2. (mühselig und aufwändig) laboriously, with some bother* * *1.Adjektiv involved, elaborate <procedure, method, description, explanation, etc.>; awkward, difficult <journey, job>; (kompliziert) involved; complicated; (weitschweifig) long-winded; (Umstände machend) awkward, (coll.) pernickety < person>2.adverbial in an involved or roundabout way; (weitschweifig) <explain etc.> at great length or in a long-winded waywarum einfach, wenn's auch umständlich geht? — (iron.) why do things the easy way if you can make them difficult? (iron.)
* * *A. adj (verwickelt) complicated; (langatmig) longwinded; (pedantisch) pedantic; (ungeschickt) awkward; (unnötig gründlich) fussy;das ist viel zu umständlich that’s far too much trouble, that’s much too complicated;er hat so eine umständliche Art he has such a roundabout ( oder fiddly) way of doing things;sei doch nicht so umständlich! umg don’t make such a palaver (US a big deal)!B. adv awkwardly; fussily, pedantically etc; → A;umständlich erzählen narrate at great length, give a longwinded account of;umständlicher geht’s wohl nicht? iron couldn’t you think of a more complicated way of doing it?;warum einfach, wenn’s auch umständlich geht iron why make things easy when you can make them difficult?* * *1.Adjektiv involved, elaborate <procedure, method, description, explanation, etc.>; awkward, difficult <journey, job>; (kompliziert) involved; complicated; (weitschweifig) long-winded; (Umstände machend) awkward, (coll.) pernickety < person>2.adverbial in an involved or roundabout way; (weitschweifig) <explain etc.> at great length or in a long-winded waywarum einfach, wenn's auch umständlich geht? — (iron.) why do things the easy way if you can make them difficult? (iron.)
* * *adj.circumstantial adj.long winded adj. adv.circumstantially adv.intricately adv. -
20 heikel
Adj.2. Dial. (wählerisch) fussy, hard to please; (anspruchsvoll) choosy; sie ist im Essen heikel she’s fussy about her food ( oder what she eats), she’s a fussy eater* * *thorny; tender; of great delicacy; tricky; touchy; ticklish; delicate; squeamish; awkward; scabrous; queasy; fussy; sticky; picky* * *hei|kel ['haikl]adj1) (= schwierig, gefährlich) Angelegenheit, Situation, Thema tricky, delicate; Frage awkward, trickyin Bezug auf +acc about); (= wählerisch) fussy, particular; (in Bezug aufs Essen) fussy, choosy3) (dial) Stoff, Farbe difficultder Stoff ist mir zu héíkel — that material is too much of a nuisance
* * *1) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) sticky2) (difficult, causing trouble etc: a thorny problem.) thorny3) (not easy to manage; difficult: a ticklish problem/situation.) ticklish* * *hei·kel[ˈhaikl̩]1. (schwierig, gefährlich) delicate, awkwardeine heikle Angelegenheit a delicate mattereine heikle Frage/Situation a tricky [or delicate] question/situation2. DIAL* * *1) (schwierig) delicate, ticklish <matter, subject>; ticklish, awkward, tricky < problem, question, situation>2) (wählerisch, empfindlich) finicky, fussy, fastidious (in Bezug auf + Akk. about)* * *heikel adj* * *1) (schwierig) delicate, ticklish <matter, subject>; ticklish, awkward, tricky <problem, question, situation>2) (wählerisch, empfindlich) finicky, fussy, fastidious (in Bezug auf + Akk. about)* * *(Frage) adj.delicate adj. adj.awkward adj.fussy adj.queasy adj.scabrous adj.subtle adj. adv.fussily adv.queasily adv.scabrously adv.touchily adv.touchingly adv.trickily adv.
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