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Parry

1. to ward off, physically, a weapon or an attack with some sort of counter 2. you evaded or dodged something (in verbal context)

Ast Jiete

Ast Jiete

@astjiete.bsky.social

Cleaning up my Steam library, realized I own Sifu.

First time was on Steam Deck — quit after the tutorial ‘cause controls felt clunky.

Installed on PC recently, skipped the tutorial, jumped in.

First death? Nightclub arena, got wrecked on LB parry and RT dodge.

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Irascible

easily angered; characterized by anger; easily irritated; short-tempered; crabby

Irish News 🇮🇪

Irish News 🇮🇪

@news-flows-ir.bsky.social

Ref, I barely brushed him! The artist who’s painted all of Roy Keane’s red cards

Before he was an irascible TV pundit, the Irish midfielder was equally feared on the pitch. Irish painter Seánie Harte has documented all the times Keane was sent off playing for Manchester United. ‘It’s a bit of...

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Monotony

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

Frank E. Lee

Frank E. Lee

@djfrankelee.bsky.social

SFQOTD: "The greatest hope of Discovery's little crew was that nothing would mar this peaceful monotony in the weeks and months that lay ahead." Arthur C. Clarke

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Ardor

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

Art of War Quotes

Art of War Quotes

@artofwarquotes.bsky.social

When your weapons are dulled, your ardor damped, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity. Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue.

#Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Discerning

showing good judgment; discriminating; judicious; tasteful

raggedy mell

raggedy mell

@raggedymage.butchsky.social

before gaspard was more discerning in her choice of partners, there were definitely women who jumped her bones with the expectation that the rumors were true and she was some vampiric sadist who was going to like. rummage around in their guts or something.

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Plastic

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

Zillionaire Liberation Front

Zillionaire Liberation Front

@somethin.bsky.social

You look like if Billy corgan got mpreged by mr potato head, like what the kid would look like, reminds me of what you actually look like in real life do you know what I mean? That's how you look, like a cross between the singer of smashing pumpkins and a plastic toy potato

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Proclivity

a tendency to choose to do something (regularly usually)

Speccy Twat

Speccy Twat

@speccytwat.bsky.social

The Border, due to a proclivity for scraping at his slightly manky lughole*, is currently sporting the Cone of Shame. Each time it clatters into an inanimate object, a part of me dies.

Another, much bigger, part of me screams “You won’t fit through there! You didn’t the last 45 times!”
*vets later

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Pulchritude

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

Esme Weatherwax 📚🧶🦉🌳🔬📸 🌈 ally

Esme Weatherwax 📚🧶🦉🌳🔬📸 🌈 ally

@esmeweatherwax8.bsky.social

I learned a new word today; pulchritudinous.

It's been so long since I read a word I didnt know that I got giddy.

What's your favorite weird word/uncommon word?

I crave more words.

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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

Finer_in_Carolina

Finer_in_Carolina

@digitalgirl.bsky.social

Surly there is microphone AI technology that can cancel the sound of chewing, slurping, smacking and other misophonia triggers. #Bb28

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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.

Lan・らん 🐱

Lan・らん 🐱

@catstongue.bsky.social

mmmm bought a new kind of brie today (label says Brie de Caractère) and it's more pungent than my usual. it's sooooo good. it's going to have to go back in the fridge before i attack the whole thing

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