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    inexplicably rampant manifestation miasma furtive

    Published Sep 22, 2020 [  English  ]

    inexplicably

    in·ex·plic·a·ble /ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl◂ $ ɪnˈeksplɪkəbəl, ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪk-/adjective

    too unusual or strange to be explained or understood

    • inexplicable behavior
    • For some inexplicable reason, he felt depressed

    • inexplicably adverb

    rampant

    ram·pant /ˈræmpənt/ adjective

    1. if something bad, such as crime or disease, is rampant, there is a lot of it and it is very difficult to control it
      1. Pickpocketing is rampant in the downtown area.
      2. rampant inflation
    2. a plant that is rampant grows and spreads quickly, in a way that is difficult to control
    • rampantly adverb

    manifestation

    man·i·fes·ta·tion /ˌmænəfeˈsteɪʃən, ˌmænɪfeˈsteɪʃən $ -fə-/noun formal

    1. [countable] a very clear sign that a particular situation or feeling exists
      1. manifestation of
        1. These latest riots are a clear manifestation of growing discontent.
    2. [uncountable and countable] the act of appearing or become clear
      1. manifestation of
        1. Manifestation of the disease often doesn’t occur until middle age.

    miasma

    mi·as·ma /miˈæzmə, maɪ-/ noun [singular] literary

    1. dirty air or a thick unpleasant mist that smells bad
      1. He lookup at me through a miasma of cigarette smoke
      2. A foul miasma lay over the town
    2. an evil influence or feeling that seems to surround a person or place
      1. miasma of
        1. The miasma of defeat hung over them

    furtive

    fur·tive /ˈfɜːtɪv $ ˈfɜːr-/ adjective

    behaving as if you want to keep something secret

    • There was something furtive about his actions

    furtive glances/looks

    • Chris kept stealing furtive glances at me

    • furtively adverb
      • She opened the door and looked furtively down the hall
    • furtiveness noun [uncountable]

    Reference

    • Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English