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BOLSHIE
Bolshevik, Marxist, red, bolshie, bolshy
(noun) emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bolshie (plural bolshies)
(derogatory, Britain, dated) A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
Adjective
bolshie (comparative bolshier, superlative bolshiest)
(UK) Difficult or rebellious.
Synonyms
• contrary
• contumacious
• perverse
• recalcitrant
Source: Wiktionary
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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