(noun) the action or process of giving birth to offspring
mother's was a prolix and generally rather inelegant parturition
mother's was a prolix and generally rather inelegant parturition
(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light; having lost vigour or substance; feeble
which any sudden movement would gash with etiolated scalp
which any sudden movement would gash with etiolated scalp
(adj, noun) causing vomiting
this is nearly always tolerable if one is wholehearted about it and almost invariably emetic if one isn't
this is nearly always tolerable if one is wholehearted about it and almost invariably emetic if one isn't
(adjective) having a slovenly or uncared-for appearance [frowsy or frowzy]
with a frowsy sigh, she offered to take me on a tour of the school
with a frowsy sigh, she offered to take me on a tour of the school
(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
while Charles Manson, Esq., pats the bongoes and recites scabrous prose poems party
while Charles Manson, Esq., pats the bongoes and recites scabrous prose poems party
(verb) to emit the high shrill tone of the chanter / (verb) to give forth music / (verb) to play (music) on the bagpipe
I could hear the horrible sound of Norman's voice, a skirling whine from below
I could hear the horrible sound of Norman's voice, a skirling whine from below
(verb) to invoke evil on; curse / (verb) to utter curses
It was clear from the tone that Jenny's accusation was an emotional, not a circumstantial, one, probably the crest of an imprecatory tidal wave
It was clear from the tone that Jenny's accusation was an emotional, not a circumstantial, one, probably the crest of an imprecatory tidal wave
(adjective, literary) growing or shading into white. "the albescent waves on the horizon"
albescent reflections of the sun playing on the river would flit eerily over my face
albescent reflections of the sun playing on the river would flit eerily over my face
a brief moral saying taken from ancient or popular or other sources, often quoted without context; as an adjective, means either given to aphoristic expression, or just referring to an aphoristic expression. or: 'in a way that tries to sound important or intelligent, especially by expressing moral judgements'
I flipped through. Four hundred pages of hippie sententiousness.
I flipped through. Four hundred pages of hippie sententiousness.
(noun) a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested / (noun) temporary inactivity; suspension
Her tongue, as yet, was held in abeyance
Her tongue, as yet, was held in abeyance