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ILLUSTRIOUS, Adj. Suitably Placed For The Shafts Of Malice, Envy And Detraction.
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ILLUSTRIOUS, adj. Suitably placed for the shafts of malice, envy and
detraction.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
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Congratulation, n. The civility of envy. -- Ambrose Bierce "The Devil's Dictionary
ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
INEXPEDIENT, adj. Not calculated to advance one's interests.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
Truthful, adj.: Dumb and illiterate. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
MENDACIOUS, adj. Addicted to rhetoric. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.
-- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary...
UN-AMERICAN, adj. Wicked, intolerable, heathenish. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
DEFENCELESS, adj. Unable to attack. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
LAWFUL, adj. Compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...