bent vs sticky-fingered

bent

adj
  • Corrupt, dishonest. 

  • Homosexual. 

  • Inaccurately aimed. 

  • Suffering from the bends. 

  • Determined or insistent. 

  • Folded, dented. 

  • High from both marijuana and alcohol. 

  • leading a life of crime. 

noun
  • A predisposition to act or react in a particular way. 

  • The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity. 

  • Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus. 

  • Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course. 

  • Such a subunit as a component of a barn's framing, joined to other bents by girts and summer beams. 

  • Such a subunit as a reinforcement to, or integral part of, a bridge's framing. 

  • Any of various stiff or reedy grasses. 

  • A grassy area, grassland. 

  • The old dried stalks of grasses. 

  • An inclination or talent. 

  • A declivity or slope, as of a hill. 

sticky-fingered

adj
  • Possessing the behavioral trait of stealing, especially of engaging in petty theft while handling money or goods. 

  • Skillful in catching or handling the ball, in such games as baseball, football, basketball, etc. 

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