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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

  1. 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!

swine

swine /swaɪn/ noun [countable]

  1. (plural swine or swines) informal someone who behaves very rudely or unpleasantly:
    • Leave her alone, you filthy swine!
  2. (plural swine) old use a pig

hark

hark /hɑːk $ hɑːrk/ verb

  1. 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.
  2. hark! old use used to tell someone to listen

prompt

prompt2 W3 adjective

  1. done quickly, immediately, or at the right time:
    • Prompt action must be taken.
    • Prompt payment is requested.
    • a prompt response
  2. [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]