dithyrambic
(en)
(noun) a usually short poem in an inspired wild irregular strain / (noun) a statement or writing in an exalted or enthusiastic vein
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even more surprised when I saw the committee’s report, which was excellent, practically dithyrambic
uncertain
9 months, 3 weeks ago
even more surprised when I saw the committee’s report, which was excellent, practically dithyrambic
uncertain
9 months, 3 weeks ago
insalubrious
(en)
(adjective) not conducive to health; unwholesome
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I’d usually stay at theirs, since the grim, not to say insalubrious, atmosphere at mine hardly lent itself to romantic interludes
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
I’d usually stay at theirs, since the grim, not to say insalubrious, atmosphere at mine hardly lent itself to romantic interludes
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
frisson
(en)
(noun) a brief moment of emotional excitement; shudder thrill
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Over the years, the rise of the far right had made things a little more interesting. It gave the debates a long-lost frisson of fascism
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
Over the years, the rise of the far right had made things a little more interesting. It gave the debates a long-lost frisson of fascism
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
exegesis
(en)
(from the Greek for "to lead out") a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, particularly a religious text
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He was such a firm believer that he spent the last years of his life writing an exegesis of the Bible – the one sacred text that was really available to him
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He was such a firm believer that he spent the last years of his life writing an exegesis of the Bible – the one sacred text that was really available to him
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9 months, 3 weeks ago