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(noun) a usually short poem in an inspired wild irregular strain / (noun) a statement or writing in an exalted or enthusiastic vein

9

even more surprised when I saw the committee’s report, which was excellent, practically dithyrambic

—p.9 by Michel Houellebecq
uncertain
1 year, 4 months ago

even more surprised when I saw the committee’s report, which was excellent, practically dithyrambic

—p.9 by Michel Houellebecq
uncertain
1 year, 4 months ago

(adjective) not conducive to health; unwholesome

10

I’d usually stay at theirs, since the grim, not to say insalubrious, atmosphere at mine hardly lent itself to romantic interludes

—p.10 by Michel Houellebecq
notable
1 year, 4 months ago

I’d usually stay at theirs, since the grim, not to say insalubrious, atmosphere at mine hardly lent itself to romantic interludes

—p.10 by Michel Houellebecq
notable
1 year, 4 months ago

(noun) a brief moment of emotional excitement; shudder thrill

38

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

—p.38 by Michel Houellebecq
notable
1 year, 4 months 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

—p.38 by Michel Houellebecq
notable
1 year, 4 months ago

(from the Greek for "to lead out") a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, particularly a religious text

205

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

—p.205 by Michel Houellebecq
notable
1 year, 4 months ago

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

—p.205 by Michel Houellebecq
notable
1 year, 4 months ago