A list compiled after being stumped by reference to an “equitable mustache” in Looking for a Ship and then turning to Google Books with mischievous intent. All of these are real.
amiable
equanimous
tetragrammatonic
guileless
competent
sincere
white
inquiring
drooping dihedral
ample
soothing
blonde
analgesic
aggressive
trapezoidal
odobene
walrus
storybook
Guinness Book
tousled
well-cared-for
wicked
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