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cucurbitaceous
  • a  of or relating to plants of the family Cucurbitaceae
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cuddlesome
  • s  inviting cuddling or hugging
    a cuddlesome baby
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horary
  • a  relating to the hours
    the horary cycle
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circumlocutory
  • s  roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; (`ambagious' is archaic)
    had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression
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circumpolar
  • s  (of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel
    a circumpolar star
  • s  located or found throughout a polar region
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circumscribed
  • v  draw a line around
  • v  restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
  • v  to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
  • s  subject to limits or subjected to limits
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circumspect
  • s  heedful of potential consequences
    circumspect actions
    physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use
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circumstantial
  • s  fully detailed and specific about particulars
    a circumstantial report about the debate
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cisalpine
  • s  on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
    ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps
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