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  • 81Foppishness — Foppish Fop pish, a. Foplike; characteristic of a top in dress or manners; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; affected in manners. Syn: Finical; spruce; dandyish. See {Finical}. {Fop pish*ly}, adv. {Fop pish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 82Snappish — Snap pish, a. 1. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur. [1913 Webster] 2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish. [1913 Webster] The taunting address of a snappish misanthrope …

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  • 83Snappishly — Snappish Snap pish, a. 1. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur. [1913 Webster] 2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish. [1913 Webster] The taunting address of a snappish… …

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  • 84Snappishness — Snappish Snap pish, a. 1. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur. [1913 Webster] 2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish. [1913 Webster] The taunting address of a snappish… …

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  • 85Uppish — Up pish, a. [From {Up}.] Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority. [Colloq.] T. Brown. {Up pish*ly}, adv. [Colloq.] {Up pish*ness}, n. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 86Uppishly — Uppish Up pish, a. [From {Up}.] Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority. [Colloq.] T. Brown. {Up pish*ly}, adv. [Colloq.] {Up pish*ness}, n. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 87Uppishness — Uppish Up pish, a. [From {Up}.] Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority. [Colloq.] T. Brown. {Up pish*ly}, adv. [Colloq.] {Up pish*ness}, n. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 88Short, sharp shock — The phrase Short, sharp shock is a phrase meaning punishment that is quick and severe. [ [http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/short+sharp+shock Dictionary definition] ] It was most famously used in Gilbert and Sullivan s 1885 comic opera The… …

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  • 89Leslie Rands — (January 7 1900–December 6 1972) was an English opera singer, best known for his performances in baritone roles of the Savoy Operas with the D Oyly Carte Opera Company. He married D Oyly Carte soprano Marjorie Eyre in 1926.Life and careerLeslie… …

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  • 90Alan Styler — (1925 ndash; September 1 1970) was an English opera singer, best known for his performances in baritone roles of the Savoy Operas with the D Oyly Carte Opera Company. He married former D Oyly Carte chorister Vera Ryan.Life and careerAlan Styler… …

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