The Unabridged Devil's DictionaryUniversity of Georgia Press, 2010年9月15日 - 440页 If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary. There, a bore is "a person who talks when you wish him to listen," and happiness is "an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another." This is the most comprehensive, authoritative edition ever of Ambrose Bierce’s satiric masterpiece. It renders obsolete all other versions that have appeared in the book’s ninety-year history. |
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... woman had a free hand in the world's marketing the race would become graminivorous. [2.] A shrine enclosing the object of man's sincerest devotion. Abduction, n. [1..] In law, a crime; in morals, a punishment. [2.] A species of ...
... woman's body is the woman. O, Stay thou, my sweetheart, and do never go, But heed the warning words the sage hath said: A woman absent is a woman dead. Jogo Tyree. [2.] Exposed to the attacks of friends and acquaintances; defamed; THE ...
... woman whose good name is commonly tainted from being so much in our mouths. Actually, adv. Perhaps; possibly. Adage, n. [1..] Boned wisdom for weak teeth. [2.] A hoary-headed platitude that is kicked along the centuries until nothing is ...
... woman an affection of the heart means love; to a doctor it may mean fatty degeneration. The difference is one of nomenclature merely. Affectionate, adj. Addicted to being a nuisance. The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet ...
... woman's rights and the equality of the sexes. Their thoughtless habit of twisting the necks of the males has unfortunately resulted in the extinction of their kind. Ambidextrous, adj. Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or ...