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Definition: (adjective) Unrestrained by convention or morality.
Synonyms: debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, profligate, riotous, fast.
Usage: Such an expression is often mistaken for manly frankness, when in truth it arises from the reckless indifference of a libertine disposition … totally unconnected with personal merit.
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  1. synthetic Definition: (adjective) Not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially. Synonyms: man-made. Usage: I am a great animal lover and will not even wear synthetic leather for fear that it will be mistaken for the real thing. Discuss

  2. penitent Definition: (adjective) Feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds. Synonyms: repentant. Usage: She now presented herself, with an elaborate apology, and with the nearest approach to a penitent expression of which her face was capable. Discuss

  3. high-spirited Definition: (adjective) Joyously unrestrained. Synonyms: ebullient, exuberant. Usage: These beer busts were a diversion of these high-spirited young fellows whereby they whiled away the tedium of existence by making fools of their betters. Discuss

  4. ebullition Definition: (noun) An unrestrained expression of emotion. Synonyms: effusion, outburst, blowup, gush. Usage: The count bit his lips till the blood almost started, to prevent the ebullition of anger which his proud and irritable temper scarcely allowed him to restrain. Discuss

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