by
Helen DeWitt
baleful
(en)
(adjective) deadly or pernicious in influence / (adjective) foreboding or threatening evil
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It hung on its hanger, this baleful garment that no one would ever wear because of the hatefulness of the cloth and the cut and the straps and the stitching
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1 year, 4 months ago
It hung on its hanger, this baleful garment that no one would ever wear because of the hatefulness of the cloth and the cut and the straps and the stitching
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1 year, 4 months ago
badinage
(en)
(noun) playful repartee; banter
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Jim had ordered something or other. He had exchanged badinage with the waitress.
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1 year, 4 months ago
Jim had ordered something or other. He had exchanged badinage with the waitress.
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1 year, 4 months ago
aleatory
(en)
(adjective) depending on an uncertain event or contingency as to both profit and loss / (adjective) relating to luck and especially to bad luck
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The robot pointed out pleasantly, dispassionately, that it would, certainly, be political suicide for a legislator to attempt to introduce an aleatory element into the allocation of minors
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1 year, 4 months ago
The robot pointed out pleasantly, dispassionately, that it would, certainly, be political suicide for a legislator to attempt to introduce an aleatory element into the allocation of minors
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1 year, 4 months ago
echt
(en)
(adjective) true genuine
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A barrage of claps, and a bevy (it really is the only word for it, echt B movie stuff) of beautiful girls surrounded me
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1 year, 4 months ago
A barrage of claps, and a bevy (it really is the only word for it, echt B movie stuff) of beautiful girls surrounded me
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1 year, 4 months ago