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splenetic - Affected or marked by ill humor or irritability.

Synonyms: bristly, prickly, waspish

Usage: His splenetic nature was both gross and uncalled for.

duteous - Obedient or dutiful.

Synonyms: dutiful

Usage: Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife.

parsimonious - Excessively unwilling to spend.

Synonyms: penurious

Usage: He was, I had discovered, parsimonious about small expenditures-- a trait absolutely inconsistent with his general character.

meretricious - Attracting attention in a vulgar manner.

Synonyms: flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, tawdry, trashy,brassy, cheap, loud, tacky, tatty

Usage: He was thinking of his own self; he hankered after the meretricious glory of a showy performance.

sedulous - Persevering and constant in effort or application.

Synonyms: assiduous, diligent

Usage: Her sedulous efforts to learn French eventually enabled her to become almost fluent.