caviling
(en)
(verb) to raise trivial and frivolous objection / (verb) to raise trivial objections to
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Are we going to cavil at John Ford or Sam Peckinpah for hiring and rehiring their buddies—their collaborative family—over the years?
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Are we going to cavil at John Ford or Sam Peckinpah for hiring and rehiring their buddies—their collaborative family—over the years?
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blowsy
(en)
(adjective) having a sloppy or unkempt appearance or aspect
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the part was made for her: a blowsy, uneducated, untidy, overweight wife being two-timed
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the part was made for her: a blowsy, uneducated, untidy, overweight wife being two-timed
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scabrous
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(adjective) difficult knotty / (adjective) ; rough to the touch; as / (adjective) having small raised dots, scales, or points / (adjective) covered with raised, roughened, or unwholesome patches / (adjective) dealing with suggestive, indecent, or scandalous themes; salacious / (adjective) squalid
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Perhaps that’s why the scabrous movie had to ease back, turn routine, go dull, whatever you want to say.
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Perhaps that’s why the scabrous movie had to ease back, turn routine, go dull, whatever you want to say.
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louche
(en)
disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way
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In his splendid, louche letters, you can always hear Bogarde’s sly, insinuating voice.
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In his splendid, louche letters, you can always hear Bogarde’s sly, insinuating voice.
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homily
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(noun) a usually short sermon / (noun) a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme / (noun) an inspirational catchphrase or platitude. homiletic: the art of preaching or writing sermons
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If 1940–41 was Hollywood’s peak (it had many glories), was it because a film exploded the homilies of romance in favor of flirtation and the joyful cynicism of journalism without much faith in its supposed grail, the Truth?
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If 1940–41 was Hollywood’s peak (it had many glories), was it because a film exploded the homilies of romance in favor of flirtation and the joyful cynicism of journalism without much faith in its supposed grail, the Truth?
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supercilious
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(adjective) coolly and patronizingly haughty
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a supercilious gentleman who carries a sword stick and has a flashy scar on his cheek
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a supercilious gentleman who carries a sword stick and has a flashy scar on his cheek
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factotum
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(noun) a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities / (noun) a general servant
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And then think of Kristen Stewart in Personal Shopper, a fashionista’s factotum, drop-dead lovely (for she is not quite alive)
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And then think of Kristen Stewart in Personal Shopper, a fashionista’s factotum, drop-dead lovely (for she is not quite alive)
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