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| VERB: | To make even, smooth, or level: even1, flatten, level, plane2, smooth, straighten. See SMOOTH. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Lacking gloss and luster: dim, dull, lackluster, lusterless, mat. See LIGHT. 2. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise: arid, aseptic, colorless, drab, dry, dull, earthbound, flavorless, lackluster, lifeless, lusterless, matter-of-fact, pedestrian, prosaic, spiritless, sterile, stodgy, unimaginative, uninspired. See EXCITE. 3. Lacking vividness in color: dim, drab, dull, muddy, murky. See COLORS. 4. Having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations: even1, flush, level, planar, plane1, smooth, straight. See SMOOTH. 5. In a definite and final form; not likely to change: certain, firm1, fixed, set1. See CHANGE. 6. Having lost tang or effervescence: stale. See SOLID, TASTE. 7. Lacking an appetizing flavor: bland, flavorless, insipid, tasteless, unsavory. See TASTE. 8. Lying down: decumbent, horizontal, procumbent, prone, prostrate, recumbent. See HORIZONTAL. 9. Completely such, without qualification or exception: absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer2, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter2. Informal : flat-out, positive. Chiefly British : blooming. See BIG, LIMITED. | | ADVERB: | 1. To the fullest extent: absolutely, all, altogether, completely, dead, entirely, fully, just, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally, utterly, well2, wholly. Informal : clean, clear. Idioms: in toto, through and through. See BIG, LIMITED. 2. In a direct, positive manner: emphatically, flatly, positively. Informal : flat out. See STRONG.
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