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| NOUN: | 1. Slang. The physical frame of a dead person or animal: body, cadaver, carcass, corpse, remains. See BODY. 2. Slang. A person who is habitually drunk: drunk, drunkard, inebriate, sot, tippler. Slang : boozehound, boozer, lush2, rummy1, soak, souse, sponge. See DRUGS. 3. Slang. A stingy person: miser, niggard, Scrooge, skinflint. Informal : penny pincher. Slang : cheapskate, tightwad. See GIVE. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Indicating or possessing determination, resolution, or persistence: constant, determined, firm1, resolute, steadfast, steady, tough, unbending, uncompromising, unflinching, unwavering, unyielding. See PURPOSE. 2. Not changing shape or bending: inelastic, inflexible, rigid, unbending, unyielding. See FLEXIBLE. 3. Vastly exceeding a normal limit, as in cost: sky-high, steep1, stratospheric, unconscionable. See BIG, USUAL. 4. So rigidly constrained, formal, or awkward as to lack all grace and spontaneity: buckram, starchy, stilted, wooden. See FLEXIBLE. 5. Having a high concentration of the distinguishing ingredient: concentrated, potent, strong. See STRONG. 6. Stretched tightly: taut, tense, tight. See TIGHTEN.
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