ANT: Unsatisfied, dissatisfied, unwilling, reluctant, discontented.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows
ANT: Strain, dry, drain, unteach, retract, divert.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows
—En eso tiene razón el Sr. de Rey—dijo el abogadillo enfáticamente.—El señor organista tocó el otro día todo el 62 brindis y el wals de la misma ópera y después un rondó de La Gran Duquesa .
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós
Donnez un résumé de cette anecdote.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann
one's ear, slink away. cause shame &c. n.; shame, disgrace, put to shame, dishonor; throw dishonor upon, cast dishonor upon, fling dishonor upon, reflect dishonor upon &c. n.; be a reproach &c. n. to; derogate from. tarnish, stain, blot sully, taint; discredit; degrade, debase, defile; beggar; expel &c. (punish) 972.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget
Only let Monsieur look for himself, and declare whether a more verminous gaol-bird has ever been presented for his inspection?" And looking, Adrian beheld the chauffeur, fiery-eyed, with bristling black mustache, and, struggling in his vicious grip, Joanna Smyrthwaite herself—Joanna dissipated, degraded, with prominent, blear blue eyes and weak hanging underlip, masquerading in man's attire, as in those infamous, now obliterated drawings upon René Dax's studio wall.
— from Adrian Savage: A Novel by Lucas Malet
Compare with this passage the rough copy of a letter by Leonardo, to the "Presidente dell' Ufficio regolatore dell' acqua" on No. 1350.
— from The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Complete by da Vinci Leonardo
Dem Unschuldigen rinnt der Born der Jugend / Auch
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.
Disrespectful, UNCIVIL , rude, discourteous, impolite.
— from A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology by Richard Soule
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