prandial
(en)
(adjective) of or relating to a meal
723
In the postprandial heat of midday no human inhabitants may be seen at all
ooh i like this
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In the postprandial heat of midday no human inhabitants may be seen at all
ooh i like this
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2 years ago
frabjous
(en)
(adjective) delightful; joyous [humorous]
759
We will not tell, we will not tell, until one day they take it all and nail it frabjously upon another, and your betrayal will be another nail in the coffin of love.
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2 years ago
We will not tell, we will not tell, until one day they take it all and nail it frabjously upon another, and your betrayal will be another nail in the coffin of love.
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2 years ago
desultory
(en)
(adjective) marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose / (adjective) not connected with the main subject / (adjective) disappointing in progress, performance, or quality
776
the braying of burros and the desultory tinkling of bells
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2 years ago
the braying of burros and the desultory tinkling of bells
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anfractuous
(en)
(adjective) full of windings and intricate turnings; tortuous
824
infernal hands were responsible, working from anfractuous residencies far below to hinder them on their pious mission
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infernal hands were responsible, working from anfractuous residencies far below to hinder them on their pious mission
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abeyance
(en)
(noun) a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested / (noun) temporary inactivity; suspension
843
fearing its confirmation of everything he imagined the darkness to hold in abeyance as he pulled a coat round him and shivered
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fearing its confirmation of everything he imagined the darkness to hold in abeyance as he pulled a coat round him and shivered
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2 years ago
pallid
(en)
(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull
856
Day did not dawn. The night withdrew to expose it evenly pallid from one end to the other as a treated corpse
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2 years ago
Day did not dawn. The night withdrew to expose it evenly pallid from one end to the other as a treated corpse
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2 years ago
gelid
(en)
(adjective) extremely cold; icy
865
silenced by a sweet and gelid smile
thought it meant like horsey or something lol
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2 years ago
silenced by a sweet and gelid smile
thought it meant like horsey or something lol
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2 years ago
parlous
(en)
(adjective) full of danger or uncertainty; precarious
879
At this moment he even had his hands clasped, and for a parlous moment, stood stock still at the door.
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2 years ago
At this moment he even had his hands clasped, and for a parlous moment, stood stock still at the door.
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2 years ago
genuflect
(en)
to bend the knee; to be humbly obedient or respectful
890
He had had faith, but he realized, looking down now on the drift of roofs below, broken in genuflection, from the facade pitted by five centuries
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He had had faith, but he realized, looking down now on the drift of roofs below, broken in genuflection, from the facade pitted by five centuries
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2 years ago