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Adjective
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Walmsley will portray Pat, a wiry, volatile young Westie with a chip on his shoulder, quick to throw punches and eager to prove himself.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025 -
The wiry face hair and fur is not labrador.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 May 2022
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At his waspish best, Mr. Wheatcroft is entertaining on all this.—
Richard Aldous,
WSJ,
8 Oct. 2021
Adjective
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Crimson clover can become weedy in landscape beds, restrict use to production gardens, orchards, and other large acreage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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For years, nearby residents came to this isolated corner of the lakefront to take walks and find comfort in the solitude and often unkept beach and weedy woodland behind it.—
Michael McColly,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Spindle-shanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle-shanked. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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