| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | One who is habitually cruel to smaller or weaker people: browbeater, bulldozer, hector, intimidator. Archaic : brave. See OVER. | | VERB: | To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example: bludgeon, browbeat, bulldoze, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, menace, threaten. Informal : strong-arm. See OVER. | | ADJECTIVE: | Informal. Exceptionally good of its kind: ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine1, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top. Informal : A-one, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch. Slang : boss. Chiefly British : tophole. See GOOD.
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| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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