adjective producing benefits; favorable or advantageous.The extra practice was beneficial to her performance.The trade agreement will be beneficial to both countries.These chemicals will kill beneficial insects as well as harmful ones. See…

adjective 1. precise, exact.The results of the two experiments were in absolute agreement. 2. free of restrictions or limits.The general had absolute authority to make this kind of decision. noun something that…

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adjective exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy.She’d become finicky in her old age, and it was hard to know what would please her.He was a finicky eater when he was child, but…

transitive verb to trick, deceive, or dupe.She realized she had just been hoodwinked into buying a product she didn’t need or want.He was hoodwinked into believing he’d won a big prize in…