(adjective) pregnant / (adjective) distended with or full of eggs
Tertia was at the castle: gravid Tertia in her fastness.
oh i knew this but still thought it meant like grave lol
Tertia was at the castle: gravid Tertia in her fastness.
oh i knew this but still thought it meant like grave lol
(noun) a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; rake (from French)
She said, "The old roué," trying to shrug off mortality itself; but sat there changing into a woman who knew the dead.
She said, "The old roué," trying to shrug off mortality itself; but sat there changing into a woman who knew the dead.
(adjective) of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition, sickeningly unpleasant
Miss Ratchitt, being home today bilious--they were waiting for a girl to take the minutes.
Miss Ratchitt, being home today bilious--they were waiting for a girl to take the minutes.
(adj) of, resembling, or relating to twilight
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'
Everything he said was stale, sententious. He spoke to her from the lofty height of his all but continuous virtue.
Everything he said was stale, sententious. He spoke to her from the lofty height of his all but continuous virtue.