malingerer

noun: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity

diaphanous

describes a substance, especially cloth, which is so delicate and thin that you can see through it:
a diaphanous silk veil

misanthrope

mis·an·thrope

noun

a person who hates or distrusts all people

Etymology: Gr misanthrōpos, hating mankind < misein, to hate + anthrōpos, a man: see anthropo-

misanthrope Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

• cynical: Is Bob Fingerman a cynical misanthrope or a disappointed humanitarian?
• few: Harrison Dent Custom Reviews: Half Life... what do you expect Gob Smacking... apart from the few misanthropes out there.

locution

lo·cu·tion

noun

1. a word, phrase, or expression
2. a particular style of speech; phraseology

Etymology: ME locucion <>locutio, a speaking <>loqui, to speak

locution Usage Examples

• It merely means that we employ the natural locution that language has given us.