Concept cluster: Negative feelings > Stubbornness or resistance
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Synonym of abruptly
n
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
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(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
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In an averted manner; turned away.
n
A personality type of someone who is relaxed and easygoing and able to engage in leisure activities without worrying about work.
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Alternative form of balkingly [in a balking manner]
n
The quality of being behindhand.
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In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
adj
Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.
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Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.
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stubborn; refractory
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Informal, relaxed.
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(Australia, US, colloquial) Casual, laid-back; casually pleasant.
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unreceptive to new ideas or information; not open to any agreement.
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The quality of being complaintive.
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(humorous, rare) Synonym of could care less
adj
Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
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Alternative form of dilettantely [In the manner of a dilettante.]
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Unyielding and obstinate.
n
Freedom from inhibition and awkwardness: grace.
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Alternative form of irenically [In an irenical manner.]
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Alternative form of feeble-mindedly [In a feeble-minded manner; as if feeble-minded.]
n
haphazardness
adj
carefree or untroubled
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Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily.
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Extremely casual
adj
In a state of hypovigilance.
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In an immoderate manner.
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In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.
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(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
n
Constant demanding and pressure; importunity.
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In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse.
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Incognito.
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In an incumbent manner; so as to be incumbent.
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In an inhibited manner.
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(rare) In an innuendous manner.
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In an inordinate manner.
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In an insistent manner; pressingly.
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(of a person) Stubborn; obstinate.
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In a lax manner; without rigor or strictness.
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In a lazy manner.
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(obsolete) At leisure; in a leisurely way.
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Leisurely, filled with leisure.
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Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation
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In a loose manner.
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Gentle and not easily angered.
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Alternative spelling of narrow-mindedly [In a narrow-minded manner.]
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In a nilpotent fashion.
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In a quiet manner, without any noise.
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In an obese manner.
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Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
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In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually.
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Curt, abrupt, unfriendly.
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Without defensiveness, receptively.
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In an overcareless manner.
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(figuratively) By rote, without thought or creativity.
adv
In a permissive manner.
n
The state of being placid; peacefulness.
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Undertaken or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of politeness.
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(very rare) in a procrastinatory manner
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Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
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(archaic) refractory
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Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
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In a relentful manner.
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In a relentless manner.
adj
Making much resistance.
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Resistant to control; stubborn.
n
(uncountable) Often followed by to: hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
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In a slack manner.
v
(intransitive) To become stubborn; to refuse to change one's mind or stance.
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In a stubborn manner.
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In a superfluous manner.
n
A relaxed, carefree attitude associated with the Indian state of Goa.
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ruthlessly aggressive and uncompromising
n
Stubborn insistence.
adv
Alternative form of topsy-turvily [In a topsy-turvy manner, chaotically.]
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In a trivial manner.
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Extremely quiet.
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(rare) Exceptionally silent; of utmost silence.
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In an understated way.
n
(obsolete) impatience
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In a vincible manner.
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Alternative form of weak-mindedly [In a weak-minded manner.]

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