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clean
Thorough; complete:
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  1. Thorough; complete:
  2. Having no obstructions, flaws, or roughnesses; clear; regular
  3. Having no imperfections or blemishes; regular or even:
tidy
(Informal) Fairly good; satisfactory
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  1. (Informal) Fairly good; satisfactory
  2. Orderly and clean in appearance:
  3. Given to keeping things clean and in order:
trim
Having lines, edges, or forms of neat and pleasing simplicity.
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  1. Having lines, edges, or forms of neat and pleasing simplicity.
  2. Orderly; neat; tidy
  3. In good physical condition; fit; slim:
nice
Used as an intensive with and :
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  1. Used as an intensive with and :
  2. Having a pleasant or attractive appearance:
  3. Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle:
skillful
Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill:
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  1. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill:
  2. Possessing or exercising skill; expert.
  3. Having or showing skill; accomplished; expert
prim
Neat and trim:
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  1. Neat and trim:
  2. Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous.
  3. Stiffly formal, precise, moral, etc.; proper; demure
spruce
Neat and trim in a smart, dapper way
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  1. Neat and trim in a smart, dapper way
  2. Neat, trim, and smart in appearance:
natty
Trim and smart in appearance or dress
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  1. Trim and smart in appearance or dress
  2. (Informal) Smart and fashionable.
  3. Neat, trim, and smart; dapper.
dapper
Small and active
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  1. Small and active
  2. Neatly dressed; trim.
  3. Trim, neat, or smart in dress or appearance
smart
Fashionable; elegant:
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  1. Fashionable; elegant:
  2. Aimed, guided, and controlled precisely, through the use of computer technology
  3. Capable of making adjustments that resemble those resulting from human decisions, chiefly by means of electronic sensors and computer technology:
correct
Conforming or adhering to an established standard; proper
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  1. Conforming or adhering to an established standard; proper
  2. Conforming to fact or logic; true, accurate, right, or free from errors
  3. Conforming to standards; proper:
shipshape
Having everything neatly in place, as on board ship; trim
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  1. Having everything neatly in place, as on board ship; trim
  2. Orderly and neat; tidy:
  3. Organized, serviceable, trained and ready for action
methodical
Orderly and systematic in habits or behavior:
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  1. Orderly and systematic in habits or behavior:
  2. Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation.
  3. Arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order:
regular
(Ecclesiastical) Belonging to a religious order and bound by its rules:
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  1. (Ecclesiastical) Belonging to a religious order and bound by its rules:
  2. Customary, usual, or normal:
  3. (Informal) Good; nice:
orderly
Given to keeping things neat or well-arranged:
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  1. Given to keeping things neat or well-arranged:
  2. Neat or tidy in arrangement; in good order
  3. Arranged in, conforming to, or exhibiting some regular order; systematic
systematic
Made or arranged according to a system, method, or plan; regular; orderly
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  1. Made or arranged according to a system, method, or plan; regular; orderly
  2. Methodical, regular and orderly
  3. Characterized by the use of method or orderly planning; methodical
spotless
Having no faults or defects, as in character; irreproachable
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  1. Having no faults or defects, as in character; irreproachable
  2. Free from flaw or imperfection; impeccable:
  3. Having no spots; perfectly clean
dainty
Of or showing delicate and refined taste; fastidious
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  1. Of or showing delicate and refined taste; fastidious
  2. Delicately beautiful or charming and usually small:
  3. Delicately pretty or lovely
elegant
(Informal) Excellent; fine; first-rate
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  1. (Informal) Excellent; fine; first-rate
  2. Marked by concision, incisiveness, and ingenuity; cleverly apt and simple
  3. Characterized by dignified richness and grace, as of design, dress, style, etc.; luxurious or opulent in a restrained, tasteful manner
well-kept
Neat, tidy.
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  1. Neat, tidy.
  2. (Of a secret) not told to anyone.
spick-and-span
New or fresh
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  1. New or fresh
  2. Brand-new; fresh.
  3. Neat and clean
immaculate
Free from fault or error:
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  1. Free from fault or error:
  2. Impeccably clean; spotless:
  3. Perfectly clean; without a spot or stain; unsoiled
meticulous
Showing or acting with extreme care and concern for details.
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  1. Showing or acting with extreme care and concern for details.
  2. (Archaic) Excessively careful and precise.
  3. Extremely or excessively careful about details; scrupulous or finicky
trig
Smart and trim, as in appearance; neat:
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  1. Smart and trim, as in appearance; neat:
  2. Neat; tidy; trim; spruce; smart.
  3. In good condition; strong; sound
chic
Adopting or setting current fashions and styles; sophisticated:
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  1. Adopting or setting current fashions and styles; sophisticated:
  2. Stylish in a smart, pleasing way
  3. Conforming to the current fashion; stylish:
well-groomed
(Of a person) neat and well-dressed
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  1. (Of a person) neat and well-dressed
  2. Attentive to details of dress; meticulously neat.
  3. Clean and neat; carefully washed, combed, dressed, etc.
exact
Not deviating in form or content; without variation; precise
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  1. Not deviating in form or content; without variation; precise
  2. Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate:
  3. Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality:
precise
Strictly distinguished from others; very:
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  1. Strictly distinguished from others; very:
  2. Distinct and correct in sound or meaning:
  3. (Sciences) Of experimental results, consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other. This does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value.
proper
Worthy of the name; true:
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  1. Worthy of the name; true:
  2. Conforming to an accepted standard or to good usage; correct
  3. Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting:
dexterous
Having or showing mental skill
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  1. Having or showing mental skill
  2. Done with dexterity:
  3. Skillful in the use of the hands.
deft
Quick and skillful; adroit.
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  1. Quick and skillful; adroit.
  2. Skillful in a quick, sure, and easy way; dexterous
expert
Of or from an expert
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  1. Of or from an expert
  2. Having, involving, or demonstrating skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.
  3. Very skillful; having much training and knowledge in some special field
proficient
Highly competent; skilled; adept
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  1. Highly competent; skilled; adept
  2. Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning.
handy
Easily used; saving time or work; convenient
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  1. Easily used; saving time or work; convenient
  2. Capable of making simple repairs to a house, an automobile, electrical appliances, etc.
  3. Easy to manage or handle. Used of a ship.
apt
Quick to learn or understand:
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  1. Quick to learn or understand:
  2. Exactly suitable; appropriate:
  3. (Archaic) Ready; prepared
ready
Prompt in apprehending or reacting:
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  1. Prompt in apprehending or reacting:
  2. Prepared or available for service, action, or progress:
  3. Likely or about to do something:
quick
Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen:
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  1. Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen:
  2. Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy:
  3. Designating a reference source designed to provide basic or essential information in a format that is easy to use
artful
Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.]
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  1. Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.]
  2. Done with, using, or showing much art or skill
  3. Skillful in accomplishing a purpose, especially by the use of cunning or craft.
nimble
Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft:
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  1. Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft:
  2. Moving quickly and lightly
  3. Quick, clever, and acute in devising or understanding:
agile
Mentally quick or alert:
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  1. Mentally quick or alert:
  2. Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble.
  3. Quick and easy of movement; deft and active
adept
Very skilled or accomplished.
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  1. Very skilled or accomplished.
  2. Highly skilled; expert
speedy
Characterized by speed of motion; rapid; swift
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  1. Characterized by speed of motion; rapid; swift
  2. Without delay; quick; prompt
finished
In a state of having completed something:
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  1. In a state of having completed something:
  2. Doomed to death or destruction:
  3. Having no more use, value, or potential; washed-up:
practiced
Skilled or expert; proficient:
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  1. Skilled or expert; proficient:
  2. Proficient through practice; experienced; skilled
  3. Acquired or brought to perfection by practice:
easy
Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:
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  1. Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:
  2. Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding:
  3. Not strict or severe; lenient:
effortless
Without effort.
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  1. Without effort.
  2. Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort.
  3. Making, requiring, or showing virtually no effort
unadulterated
Pure; not mixed or adulterated with anything
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  1. Pure; not mixed or adulterated with anything
  2. Out-and-out; utter:
  3. Utter or out-and-out, especially in the phrase unadulterated truth
unmixed
Free from other elements; pure:
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  1. Free from other elements; pure:
  2. Pure, not mixed or combined.
unalloyed
Complete; utter
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  1. Complete; utter
  2. Complete and unreserved; pure; unadulterated; not restricted, modified, or qualified by reservations.
  3. Not alloyed; pure; specif., not mixed with other metals
pleasing
Giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying
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  1. Giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying
fine
Superior in quality; better than average; excellent; very good
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  1. Superior in quality; better than average; excellent; very good
  2. Excellent in character or ability:
  3. Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety or precision; sensitive:
great
(Informal) Excellent; splendid; fine
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  1. (Informal) Excellent; splendid; fine
  2. Powerful; influential:
  3. Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent:
orderly
Free from disorder; neat or well-arranged:
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  1. Free from disorder; neat or well-arranged:
  2. Neat or tidy in arrangement; in good order
  3. Given to keeping things neat or well-arranged:
shipshape
Orderly and neat; tidy:
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  1. Orderly and neat; tidy:
  2. Organized, serviceable, trained and ready for action
  3. Meticulously neat and tidy
snug
Tight or close in fit
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  1. Tight or close in fit
  2. Close-fitting:
  3. Trim and well-built; seaworthy
spick-and-span
New or fresh
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  1. New or fresh
  2. Brand-new; fresh.
  3. Neat and clean
spruce
Neat and trim in a smart, dapper way
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  1. Neat and trim in a smart, dapper way
  2. Neat, trim, and smart in appearance:
taut
Trim, orderly, and characterized by strict enforcement of discipline
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  1. Trim, orderly, and characterized by strict enforcement of discipline
  2. Pulled or drawn tight; not slack.
  3. Tight; under tension, as in a rope or bow string.
tidy
(Informal) Fairly good; satisfactory
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  1. (Informal) Fairly good; satisfactory
  2. Given to keeping things clean and in order:
  3. Orderly and clean in appearance:
trig
In good condition; strong; sound
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  1. In good condition; strong; sound
  2. Smart and trim, as in appearance; neat:
  3. Neat; tidy; trim; spruce; smart.
trim
Well-proportioned; smartly designed
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  1. Well-proportioned; smartly designed
  2. Orderly; neat; tidy
  3. In good physical condition; fit; slim:
well-groomed
Attentive to details of dress; meticulously neat.
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  1. Attentive to details of dress; meticulously neat.
  2. Clean and neat; carefully washed, combed, dressed, etc.
  3. Trim and tidy:
tight
Stretched or drawn out fully:
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  1. Stretched or drawn out fully:
  2. Barely profitable:
  3. (Dial.) Snug; trim; neat
adroit
Dexterous, deft or skillful
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  1. Dexterous, deft or skillful
  2. Skillful in a physical or mental way; clever; expert
  3. Quick and skillful in body or mind; deft.
clean
Having no imperfections or blemishes; regular or even:
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  1. Having no imperfections or blemishes; regular or even:
  2. Free from dirt, stain, or impurities; unsoiled:
  3. Having few alterations or corrections; legible:
deft
Skillful in a quick, sure, and easy way; dexterous
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  1. Skillful in a quick, sure, and easy way; dexterous
  2. Quick and skillful; adroit.
skillful
Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill:
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  1. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill:
  2. Having or showing skill; accomplished; expert
  3. Possessing or exercising skill; expert.
plain
Lacking beauty or distinction:
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  1. Lacking beauty or distinction:
  2. Straightforward; frank or candid:
  3. Sheer; utter; unqualified:
pure
(Genetics) Produced by self-fertilization or continual inbreeding; homozygous:
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  1. (Genetics) Produced by self-fertilization or continual inbreeding; homozygous:
  2. Complete; utter:
  3. (Linguistics) Articulated with a single unchanging speech sound; monophthongal:
straight
Extending continuously in the same direction without curving:
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  1. Extending continuously in the same direction without curving:
  2. Not deviating from the normal or strict form:
  3. Not altered, embellished, or modified:
unblended
In a pure state. Not mixed with other substances.
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  1. In a pure state. Not mixed with other substances.
unmixed
Free from other elements; pure:
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  1. Free from other elements; pure:
  2. Pure, not mixed or combined.
divine
Of or like God or a god
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  1. Of or like God or a god
  2. (Informal) Very pleasing, attractive, etc.
  3. Supremely great, good, etc.
fabulous
Barely credible; astonishing:
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  1. Barely credible; astonishing:
  2. Extremely pleasing or successful:
  3. (Informal) Very good; wonderful
fantastic
Wonderful or superb; remarkable:
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  1. Wonderful or superb; remarkable:
  2. Exceedingly great in size or degree; extravagant:
  3. Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).
glorious
Having or deserving glory; famous.
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  1. Having or deserving glory; famous.
  2. (Informal) Very delightful or enjoyable
  3. Characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent:
marvelous
Causing wonder; surprising, astonishing, or extraordinary
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  1. Causing wonder; surprising, astonishing, or extraordinary
  2. Very good; fine; splendid
  3. Of the highest or best kind or quality; first-rate:
sensational
Arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction, especially by exaggerated or lurid details:
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  1. Arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction, especially by exaggerated or lurid details:
  2. (Informal) Exceptionally good, fine, etc.
  3. Exceptionally great.
splendid
Brilliant with light or color; radiant:
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  1. Brilliant with light or color; radiant:
  2. Imposing by reason of showiness or grandeur; magnificent:
  3. Very good; excellent; fine
superb
Majestic or magnificent:
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  1. Majestic or magnificent:
  2. Of unusually high quality; excellent:
  3. Extremely fine; excellent
terrific
(Informal) Unusually fine, admirable, enjoyable, etc.
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  1. (Informal) Unusually fine, admirable, enjoyable, etc.
  2. Very good or fine; splendid:
  3. Causing terror or great fear; terrifying:
wonderful
That causes wonder; marvelous; amazing
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  1. That causes wonder; marvelous; amazing
  2. Admirable or very good; excellent or splendid:
  3. Very good, excellent, fine, etc.
dandy
(Rare) Of or for a dandy; foppish
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  1. (Rare) Of or for a dandy; foppish
  2. Suggestive of or attired like a dandy; foppish.
  3. Fine; good.
dreamy
Filled with dreams
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  1. Filled with dreams
  2. Like something in a dream; not sharply defined; misty, vague, etc.
  3. (Informal) Inspiring delight; wonderful.
great
Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination:
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  1. Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination:
  2. (Informal) Very good; first-rate:
  3. Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent:
ripping
(Chiefly Brit., Slang, former) Excellent; fine; splendid
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  1. (Chiefly Brit., Slang, former) Excellent; fine; splendid
  2. Excellent; marvelous:
  3. (Dated, slang) Excellent.
super
(Informal) Outstanding; exceptionally fine
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  1. (Informal) Outstanding; exceptionally fine
  2. Excellent; first-rate:
  3. Great, extreme, or excessive
swell
Fashionably elegant; stylish.
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  1. Fashionably elegant; stylish.
  2. Excellent; wonderful:
  3. (Slang) First-rate; excellent
tremendous
(Archaic) Capable of making one tremble; terrible.
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  1. (Archaic) Capable of making one tremble; terrible.
  2. Wonderful, amazing, extraordinary, etc.
  3. Very large; great; enormous
cool
(Slang) Entire; full:
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  1. (Slang) Entire; full:
  2. Excellent; first-rate:
  3. (Slang) Very good, pleasing, etc.; excellent
groovy
(Dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting, fashionable. [popular in the 1940s and again in the 1960s]
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  1. (Dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting, fashionable. [popular in the 1940s and again in the 1960s]
  2. (Slang) Very pleasing or attractive
  3. Very pleasing; wonderful.
hot
Currently very popular or successful:
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  1. Currently very popular or successful:
  2. (Slang) Very good or impressive. Often used in the negative:
  3. (Slang) Performing with great skill and daring:
keen
Having a sharp edge or point; that can cut well
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  1. Having a sharp edge or point; that can cut well
  2. (Slang) Good, fine, etc.
  3. (Slang) Great; splendid; fine:
nifty
(Informal) Attractive, smart, stylish, enjoyable, etc.
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  1. (Informal) Attractive, smart, stylish, enjoyable, etc.
  2. Good; a general term for anything that is good, useful or beneficial.
  3. First-rate; great:
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