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unsullied rat swine hark prompt
unsullied
- un·sul·lied /ʌnˈsʌlid/ adjective literary
- not spoiled by anything
rat
rat2 verb (past tense and past participle ratted, present participle ratting) [intransitive] informal
- if someone rats on you, they tell someone in authority about something wrong that you have done SYN grass on
- rat on
- They’ll kill you if they find out you’ve ratted on them!
- rat on
swine
swine /swaɪn/ noun [countable]
- (plural swine or swines) informal someone who behaves very rudely or unpleasantly:
- Leave her alone, you filthy swine!
- (plural swine) old use a pig
hark
hark /hɑːk $ hɑːrk/ verb
- hark at him/her/you! British English old-fashioned spoken used when you think someone is saying something stupid or acting as if they are more important than they really are:
- Hark at him! I bet he couldn’t do any better.
- hark! old use used to tell someone to listen
prompt
prompt2 W3 adjective
- done quickly, immediately, or at the right time:
- Prompt action must be taken.
- Prompt payment is requested.
- a prompt response
- [not before noun] someone who is prompt arrives or does something at the right time and is not late:
- Lunch is at two. Try to be prompt.
- promptness noun [uncountable]