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hieratic - Of or associated with sacred persons or offices; a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics used especially by the priests; extremely formal or stylized, as in a work of art.
Synonyms: priestly, sacerdotal
Usage: The figures in Byzantine paintings are arranged in hieratic compositions, used as symbols for religious truths rather than true representations.
hi·er·at·ic (h
-r
t
k, h-rt-)
adj.
1. Of or associated with sacred persons or offices; sacerdotal.
2. Constituting or relating to a simplified cursive style of Egyptian hieroglyphics, used in both sacred and secular writings.
3. Extremely formal or stylized, as in a work of art.
fugacious - Passing away quickly; evanescent.
Usage: Restless, shifting, fugacious as time itself is a certain vast bulk of the population of the red brick district of the lower West Side.
fu·ga·cious (fy -g shs)
adj.
1. Passing away quickly; evanescent.
2. Botany Withering or dropping off early.
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deleterious - Having a harmful effect; injurious.
Usage: A guest speaker came to the high school to warn the students about the deleterious effects of smoking.
del·e·te·ri·ous (d
l-tîr
-s)
del·e·te·ri·ous (d
l-tîr-s)
adj.
Having a harmful effect; injurious: the deleterious effects of smoking.
frowzy - Unkempt; slovenly.
Usage: Between his frowzy clothes and late arrival, he made a decidedly bad first impression.
frow·zy also frow·sy (frouz)
frow·zy also frow·sy (frou
z)
adj. frow·zi·er also frow·si·er, frow·zi·est also frow·si·est
1. Unkempt; slovenly: frowzy clothes; a frowzy professor.
2. Having an unpleasant smell; musty: a frowzy pantry.
baneful - Causing harm, ruin, or death.
Usage: He made some commonplace observation upon the baneful effect of the night air at the season.
bane·ful (bnfl)
bane·ful (b
nfl)
adj.
Causing harm, ruin, or death; harmful. See Usage Note at baleful.
baneful·ly adv.
ful·ly adv.
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