saurian
(en)
(noun) any of a suborder (Sauria) of reptiles including the lizards and in older classifications the crocodiles and various extinct forms (as the dinosaurs and ichthyosaurs) that resemble lizards
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All things come to an end, including the night. I was dragged from my saurian lethargy by the clear, resonant voice of Captain Chaumont.
strange
9 months, 3 weeks ago
All things come to an end, including the night. I was dragged from my saurian lethargy by the clear, resonant voice of Captain Chaumont.
strange
9 months, 3 weeks ago
rictus
(en)
(noun) the gape of a bird's mouth / (noun) the mouth orifice / (noun) a gaping grin or grimace
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his face permanently clenched in a rictus of irritation
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
his face permanently clenched in a rictus of irritation
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
peremptory
(en)
(adjective) putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay / (adjective) not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply / (adjective) admitting of no contradiction / (adjective) expressive of urgency or command / (adjective) characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance / (adjective) indicative of a peremptory attitude or nature; haughty / (noun) a challenge (as of a juror) made as of right without assigning any cause
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The most excruciating thing was probably their stern, dogmatic, peremptory tone, quivering with repressed indignation
notable
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The most excruciating thing was probably their stern, dogmatic, peremptory tone, quivering with repressed indignation
notable
9 months, 3 weeks ago