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adj. VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become | keep, remain, stay I'm amazed that she keeps so cheerful. | keep sb We tried to keep him cheerful. ADV. amazingly, extremely, incredibly, remarkably, very | almost | fairly, quite | falsely ‘The doctor is on her way, ’ said Mrs Morris, sounding falsely cheerful.
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