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Rustic

1. relating to the countryside or rural (usually used in a positive manner) 2. having a simplicity or certain type of charm relating to the countryside 3. simple; unsophisticated

bats !

@lilbittybats.bsky.social

i made a tofurky and rustic style mashed potatoes for dinner anyone wanna come over

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Recalcitrant

being obstinate; uncooperative (especially someone of authority or discipline)

@enter1c.bsky.social

Something I’m thinking about with Alastor and Lucifer, is how Alastor is completely recalcitrant towards people with more power and authority over him. No one gets to dictate what his place is in the world

vs Lucifer, who still accepts Heaven’s authority and judgement. Of himself and -

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Monotony

a lack of variety; tedious; boring; very routine; tedium; boredom; repetitiveness; sameness of pitch or tone in a sound

Aubron

@aubron.io

I wish I could be an AI skeptic when it comes to software eng. Having seen it in action, at scale, even with current capabilities and codebases not designed for it, I can’t find that.

Today that looks like solving problems that, for years, required developer pain and monotony. Worried for tomorrow.

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Upbraid

to find fault with someone; to rebuke or scold someone (not as strong as castigate, stronger than chide); admonish; rebuke; reproach; lambast; berate

Law360

@law360.bsky.social

The status of Live Nation's antitrust trial and proposed settlement over claims of anticompetitive conduct remained up in the air amid pushback by several states, while the judge overseeing the case upbraided the parties for keeping him out of the loop about negotiations.

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Ardor

passion; great feeling (usually positive); great warmth; eagerness; enthusiasm

Producer 🪲🐛 🐞

@roastedcacoabeans.bsky.social

I'm eating so good with all of the ardor blossom Faust EGO art holy shit

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Plastic

looking or tasting artificial; superficial; false; fake easily shaped or molded

The Charition Mime (Glasgow arc)

@sleepingsooty.bsky.social

Being hot enough to be an actor in the movies but then getting plastic surgery is absolutely crazy to me

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Proclivity

a tendency to choose to do something (regularly usually)

Qaos

@qaossystem.bsky.social

I think there's something to be said about the proclivity of the internet to, when presented with someone belonging to a minority group, immediately compare them to someone in the majority and call them "[x], but as a minority" in a way that is often incredibly dismissive and akin to "but worse".

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Pulchritude

beauty; fairness; loveliness; good-looking; attractiveness (used in literary terms)

Mase Corgan

@masecorgan.bsky.social

I backed Necessary Evil issue 2 on @kickstarter.com

@thehammer.bsky.social has once again convinced @marianopnavarro.bsky.social and @hernancabreracolor.bsky.social to draw one of silly books but I don't hold a grunge when someone poaches my producers of pictures of the pulchritudinous protagonist.

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Surly

rude or bad tempered (less strong that irascible); moody; sulky used to describe someone who is purposefully ignoring or being a bit rude

NIER ebooks

@nierquote.bsky.social

Nier: Now see, Weiss? Why didn't you just say that in the first place instead of being so surly about it?

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Pungent

1. a really bad smell or nasty taste; caustic; bitting; tart; sharp 2. can also be used when describing a comment that is sarcastic, scathing, sharp or mean comment.

WordBot

@wordbot.bsky.social

Word of the Hour: Hot - Acrid; biting; pungent; as hot as mustard. #WordOfTheHour #WordOfTheDay

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