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I admit that even among amateurs this is rather small talk, but it brings me to this point: in the passage of water down a ravine of its own making, this line of Nature astir may repeat itself again and again but is commonly too inaffable, abrupt, angular, to suggest the ogee.

Antonyms: unpleasant, disagreeable, uncongenial, repellent, repelling, austere, unamiable, inaffable, dreary, dismal, offensive. pleasantry, n. badinage, banter, raillery, witticism, joke, jest, jocularity, drollery, waggery, jollity, humor. please, v. rejoice, gladden, delight, gratify, cheer, elate; satisfy, content; like, choose, prefer. pleasing, a. pleasant, delightful, gratifying, delectable, gracious, winning. pleasure, n. gratification, enjoyment, happiness, delectation, delight; amusement, recreation, diversion; will, choice, preference, desire; voluptuousness, sensuality.

Antonyms: inaffable, discourteous. affect, v. act upon, move, touch, influence, melt; concern, bear upon, interest; dispose, turn, incline. affectation, n. mannerism, pretension, puppetry, simulation. affected, a. assumed, feigned, simulated, unnatural.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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