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Fortutious vs Contingent - What's the difference?

fortutious | contingent | Related terms |

Fortutious is a related term of contingent.


As a noun contingent is

an event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.

As an adjective contingent is

possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual.

Cowardly vs Degenerate - What's the difference?

cowardly | degenerate | Related terms |

Cowardly is a related term of degenerate.


As adjectives the difference between cowardly and degenerate

is that cowardly is showing cowardice; lacking in courage; basely or weakly fearful while degenerate is (of qualities) having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.

As an adverb cowardly

is in the manner of a coward.

As a noun degenerate is

one is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature.

As a verb degenerate is

to lose good or desirable qualities.

Pay vs Requital - What's the difference?

pay | requital | Related terms |

Pay is a related term of requital.


As nouns the difference between pay and requital

is that pay is money given in return for work; salary or wages while requital is compensation for loss or damage; amends.

As a verb pay

is to give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services or pay can be (nautical|transitive) to cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc; to smear.

As an adjective pay

is operable or accessible on deposit of coins.

Bondslave vs Drudge - What's the difference?

bondslave | drudge | Related terms |

Bondslave is a related term of drudge.


As nouns the difference between bondslave and drudge

is that bondslave is one who works as a slave under an indenture; a bondsman or bondswoman while drudge is a person who works in a low servile job.

As a verb drudge is

to labour in (or as in) a low servile job.

Starved vs Barren - What's the difference?

starved | barren | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between starved and barren

is that starved is approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished while barren is unable to bear children; sterile.

As a verb starved

is past tense of starve.

As a noun barren is

an area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.

Idle vs Dispirited - What's the difference?

idle | dispirited | Related terms |

Idle is a related term of dispirited.


As adjectives the difference between idle and dispirited

is that idle is (lb) empty, vacant while dispirited is without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.

As verbs the difference between idle and dispirited

is that idle is to spend in idleness; to waste; to consume while dispirited is (dispirit).

Serenely vs Tamely - What's the difference?

serenely | tamely | Related terms |

Serenely is a related term of tamely.


As adverbs the difference between serenely and tamely

is that serenely is in a serene manner while tamely is in a tame manner.

Expanded vs Vast - What's the difference?

expanded | vast | Related terms |

Expanded is a related term of vast.


As a verb expanded

is (expand).

As a noun vast is

west (compass point).

Critical vs Overnice - What's the difference?

critical | overnice | Related terms |

Critical is a related term of overnice.


As adjectives the difference between critical and overnice

is that critical is inclined to find fault or criticize; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting while overnice is excessively nice.

As a noun critical

is a critical value, factor, etc.

Bad vs Redoubtable - What's the difference?

bad | redoubtable | Related terms |

Bad is a related term of redoubtable.


As a verb bad

is to simulate.

As an adjective redoubtable is

eliciting respect or fear; imposing; awe-inspiring.

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