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informal
     1. adj. Not formal or ceremonious.
           an informal get-together
     2. adj. Not in accord with the usual regulations.
           an informal agreement
     3. adj. Suited for everyday use.
           informal clothes
     4. adj. (of language) Reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage.
     5. adj. (gardening) Not organized; not structured or planned.
often
     1. adv. Frequently, many times.
           I often walk to work when the weather is nice.
           I've been going to the movies more often since a new theatre opened near me.
     2. adj. (archaic) Frequent.
attributive
     1. adj. (grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun.
           In "this big house", "big" is attributive, whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.
     2. adj. Having the nature of an attribute.
     3. n. (grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.
           In "this big house," "big" is an attributive, while in "this house is big," it is a predicative.
           In "this tiger is a man-eater," "man" is an attributive noun.
underwear
     1. n. Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
     2. n. Underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and bras.
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