complete, arrant(a), consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thorough, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated
(adjective) without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; “an arrant fool”; “a complete coward”; “a consummate fool”; “a double-dyed villain”; “gross negligence”; “a perfect idiot”; “pure folly”; “what a sodding mess”; “stark staring mad”; “a thorough nuisance”; “a thoroughgoing villain”; “utter nonsense”; “the unadulterated truth”
complete, consummate
(adjective) perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; “a complete gentleman”; “consummate happiness”; “a consummate performance”
consummate, masterful, masterly, virtuoso
(adjective) having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; “a consummate artist”; “consummate skill”; “a masterful speaker”; “masterful technique”; “a masterly performance of the sonata”; “a virtuoso performance”
consummate
(verb) make perfect; bring to perfection
consummate
(verb) fulfill sexually; “consummate a marriage”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
consummate (comparative more consummate, superlative most consummate)
Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.
Highly skilled and experienced; fully qualified.
• (complete): absolute, complete, perfect, sheer, total, utter; see also total
consummate (third-person singular simple present consummates, present participle consummating, simple past and past participle consummated)
(transitive) To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.
(transitive) To make perfect, achieve, give the finishing touch.
(transitive) To make (a marriage) complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse.
(intransitive) To become perfected, receive the finishing touch.
• (bring to completion): complete, finish, round off; see also end
• (give the finishing touch): complete, perfect, top off
• (make a marriage complete)
• (receive the finishing touch): come to a head, mature, ripe
Source: Wiktionary
Con*sum"mate, a. Etym: [L. consummatus, p.p. or consummare to accomplish, sum up; con- + summa sum. See Sum.]
Definition: Carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect. "A man of perfect and consummate virtue." Addison. The little band held the post with consummate tenacity. Motley
Con"sum*mate, v. t. [imp & p. p. Consummated; p. pr & vb. n. Consummating.]
Definition: To bring to completion; to raise to the highest point or degree; to complete; to finish; to perfect; to achieve. To consummate this business happily. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
