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71Affectation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Affectation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 affectation affectation Sgm: N 1 affectedness affectedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 acting a part acting a part &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 pretense pretense &c.(falsehood) 544 …
72Blusterer — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Blusterer >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 blusterer blusterer swaggerer vaporer roisterer brawler Sgm: N 1 fanfaron fanfaron Sgm: N 1 braggart braggart &c.(boaster) 884 Sgm: N 1 bully bul …
73priggism — I. ˈpriˌgizəm noun ( s) Etymology: prig (III) + ism archaic : thievishness, roguery II …
74nice Nelly(1) — or[nice Nellie] {n.}, {informal} Someone who acts too good to be true; a prude; a prig. * /We took him for a nice Nelly when he wouldn t fight./ …
75nice Nelly(1) — or[nice Nellie] {n.}, {informal} Someone who acts too good to be true; a prude; a prig. * /We took him for a nice Nelly when he wouldn t fight./ …
76Caprigenous — Ca*prig e*nous, a. [L. caprigenus; caper goat + gegnere to produce.] Of the goat kind. [1913 Webster] …
77Prick — Prick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pricked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pricking}.] [AS. prician; akin to LG. pricken, D. prikken, Dan. prikke, Sw. pricka. See {Prick}, n., and cf. {Prink}, {Prig}.] 1. To pierce slightly with a sharp pointed instrument or… …
78Pricked — Prick Prick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pricked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pricking}.] [AS. prician; akin to LG. pricken, D. prikken, Dan. prikke, Sw. pricka. See {Prick}, n., and cf. {Prink}, {Prig}.] 1. To pierce slightly with a sharp pointed instrument or… …
79Pricking — Prick Prick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pricked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pricking}.] [AS. prician; akin to LG. pricken, D. prikken, Dan. prikke, Sw. pricka. See {Prick}, n., and cf. {Prink}, {Prig}.] 1. To pierce slightly with a sharp pointed instrument or… …
80Priggery — Prig ger*y, n. Priggism. [1913 Webster] …