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euphemistically
noun
(eu-phe-mism)
the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant; also : the expression so substituted
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mildly
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slightly
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colloquially
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pejoratively
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disparagingly
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quaintly
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variously
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derisively
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popularly
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generically
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commonly
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affectionately
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misleadingly
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grandiosely
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aptly
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sneeringly
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inelegantly
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unimaginatively
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advisedly
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charitably
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laughingly
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interchangeably
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flippantly
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nebulously
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prosaically
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synonymously
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familiarly
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hyperbolically
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infamously
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vaguely
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disingenuously
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unkindly
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facetiously
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unhelpfully
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cutely
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poetically
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descriptively
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ironically
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derogatorily
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pretentiously
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derogatively
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benignly
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uncharitably
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deprecatingly
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indelicately
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confusingly
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opaquely
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unoriginally
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sanctimoniously
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grandiloquently
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patronisingly
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abhorrently
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fancily
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loftily
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pompously
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glibly
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contumely
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often
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sinisterly
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sordidly
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churlishly
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customarily
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habitually
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portentously
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ignobly
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ignorantly
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fatuously
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grandly
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disdainfully
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snidely
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curiously
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waggishly
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scathingly
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degradingly
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incongruously
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brazenly
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invariably
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lengthily
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fecklessly
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boastfully
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esoterically
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interminably
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merely
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incautiously
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contemptuously
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mendaciously
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casually
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colorfully
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dubiously
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snootily
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fancifully
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hypocritically
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prudishly
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puzzlingly
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subserviently
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effeminately
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henceforth
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presumptuously
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irreverently
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speciously
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euphemistically
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