Compound Adjectives 2

Index
Match the compound adjectives on the left with the definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable.
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  • downcast
  • time-consuming
  • blue-collar
  • overwhelming
  • backhanded
  • outbound
  • sought after
  • underhand
  • bygone
  • over-the-counter
  • difficult to fight against, very great or very large
  • happening or existing a long time ago
  • travelling from a place rather than arriving in it
  • using or taking up a great deal of time
  • done secretly and sometimes dishonestly
  • sad or depressed
  • wanted by many people and usually of high quality
  • (of drugs) legally sold without a prescription
  • connected with people who do physical work in industry
  • having a meaning that is expressed indirectly
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