rude+reproach

  • 51St. Joan of Arc —     St. Joan of Arc     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Joan of Arc     In French Jeanne d Arc; by her contemporaries commonly known as la Pucelle (the Maid).     Born at Domremy in Champagne, probably on 6 January, 1412; died at Rouen, 30 May,… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 52now, now — interjection a) A gentle reproach or admonition. Now, now. Dont be rude. b) A reassurance. Now, now, theres nothing to worry about …

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  • 532 Corinthians 11 — 1 Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. 2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest… …

    The King James version of the Bible

  • 54good — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. worthy; useful, skillful, competent; thorough, complete; valid, genuine; pleasant. See goodness, skill, completion, truth. n. possession, merchandise. Ant., bad. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Moral]… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 55Horn, The — by John Clellon Holmes (1958)    The Horn is John Clellon Holmes’s masterpiece, his most internationally popular novel, and one of the most underappreciated classics of the Beat Generation. The idea for the novel, originally called “The Afternoon …

    Encyclopedia of Beat Literature

  • 56sophisticated — sophisticated, worldly wise, worldly, blasé, disillusioned are synonymous when they apply to persons, to their attitudes and actions, or to products of human skill and effort and mean experienced or revealing experience in the ways of the world.… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 57scoldingly — scold (skōld) v. scold·ed, scold·ing, scolds v. tr. ▸ To reprimand or criticize harshly and usually angrily. v. intr. ▸ To express harsh or angry disapproval to someone. n. ▸ One who persi …

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