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91truly — adverb 1) tell me truly what you want Syn: truthfully, honestly, frankly, sincerely, candidly, openly, to someone s face, laying one s cards on the table; informal pulling no punches 2) I m truly grateful to them Syn: sincerely, genuinely …
92indeed — adv 1. truly, in fact, in truth, in reality, precisely, exactly, verily, Archaic. forsooth, Archaic. pardi; surely, certainly, assuredly, Archaic. certes; I assure you, on my honor, by my troth, upon my word, on my oath, I swear; of course, by… …
93quite — adv 1. completely, wholly, entirely, totally, fully, altogether; in all, in all respects, with no exception, across the board, from A to Z, Latin, in toto. from tip to toe, from head to toe; utterly, thoroughly, positively, absolutely, out and… …
94practice makes perfect — 1553 T. WILSON Art of Rhetoric 3 Eloquence was vsed, and through practise made parfect. 1599 H. PORTER Two Angry Women of Abington 1. 913 Forsooth as vse makes perfectnes, so seldome seene is soone forgotten. 1761 J. ADAMS Diary (1961) 1.192… …
95First name, Mrs — There is a highly amusing scene in Fielding’s Tom Jones where Sophia Western’s chambermaid objects to being addressed as ‘Mrs Honour’ by the maid of Sophia’s aunt. ‘Mrs Honour, forsooth! sure, madam, you might call me by my surname; for though …
96quip — [kwip] n. [contr. < earlier quippy < L quippe, indeed, forsooth < quid,WHAT + pe, emphatic enclitic] 1. a witty or, esp. formerly, sarcastic remark or reply; jest or gibe 2. a quibble; cavil 3. something curious or odd vt. quipped,… …
97quip — n. & v. n. 1 a clever saying; an epigram; a sarcastic remark etc. 2 a quibble; an equivocation. v.intr. (quipped, quipping) make quips. Derivatives: quipster n. Etymology: abbr. of obs. quippy perh. f. L quippe forsooth …
98cav´a|lier´ness — cav|a|lier «KAV uh LIHR», noun, adjective, verb.), –n. 1. a horseman, mounted soldier, or knight: »The cavaliers with sabers drawn charged their horses into the attacking army. 2. a) a courteous gentleman; gallant: »I saw the bud crowned Spring… …
99Cav|a|lier — «KAV uh LIHR», noun, adjective, verb.), –n. 1. a horseman, mounted soldier, or knight: »The cavaliers with sabers drawn charged their horses into the attacking army. 2. a) a courteous gentleman; gallant: »I saw the bud crowned Spring go forth…to… …
100cav|a|lier — «KAV uh LIHR», noun, adjective, verb.), –n. 1. a horseman, mounted soldier, or knight: »The cavaliers with sabers drawn charged their horses into the attacking army. 2. a) a courteous gentleman; gallant: »I saw the bud crowned Spring go forth…to… …
