Intentional
Intentional adjective - Made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing.
Plain and intentional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead an adjective "Intentional".
Plain
Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.
Intentional and plain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intentional" instead an adjective "Plain".
Both words in one sentence
- Although the series is a Black Comedy take on the characters so it is somewhat intentional, for many viewers, especially fans of the previous series, instead of being Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonists they're just plain unsympathetic.
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While the effect is intentional to imply that he's sort of inhuman, the stilted whispering can get just plain overblown at times even during dramatic monologues.
Source: Narm / Video Games - Super Meat Boy has regular secret levels which qualify as bonuses (required for 100% Completion), and then has intentional "Minus World" levels, which are just plain sadistic.
Source: Secret Level
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