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also belle-lettristic
as in literary
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Adjective
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While Whelan might not be a household name, her impact on the literary landscape is undeniable.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025 -
What to expect: A sophisticated library-meets-Art Deco setting with a literary theme, a cocktail menu inspired by Florida’s stories, and high-end mixology led by Jaclyn Keogh.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The music is stark, declamatory, and ironic in its use of gentler major-key harmonies for some of the darkest lines.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Such would-be scientific treatises in fact functioned more like manifestos, and decisively influenced Eliot and Ezra Pound’s generation to favor a poetics of the objective sensuous image over one of the dramatic declamatory mood.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
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Big Noon Gets Bigger: Dave Portnoy Joins The Desk The biggest news came on July 17 when FOX Sports announced Barstool’s bombastic founder, Dave Portnoy, would join Big Noon Kickoff coverage for its seventh season.—
Nicole Kraft,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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While Obama avoided Trump’s bombastic style of media bashing, his White House still used institutional power along these lines to the fullest degree.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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The awards are based on criteria including scholastic ability, responsibility toward education and financial need, with a special emphasis on community service.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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Distinguished Cadet Honors were awarded to cadets with scholastic standing and all-around aptitude in NJROTC activities.—
Cadet Nadeen Willat,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2025
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Louis Partridge will take on Mr Darcy’s nemesis, Mr Wickham with Jamie Demetriou turning his hand to the pompous Mr Collins and Fiona Shaw as the fearsome Lady Catherine de Bourg.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
29 July 2025
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Warner also had a memorable guest arc as Eric Sanders, pompous boyfriend of Karyn Parsons' Hilary Banks, on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Some statements were more florid than others, and some were more convincing.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
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Auburn hair with florid countenance denotes the highest order of sentiment and intensity of feeling, purity of character, with the highest capacity for enjoyment of suffering.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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She’s stilted and awkward and doesn’t really banter.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
19 July 2024
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The stilted writing and direction, sadly, leave a lot to be desired: Emotions are under-explored and the humor misfires, with a perfectly capable cast asked to deliver some truly clunky lines.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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There’s something dark budding beneath the flowery surface of NBC‘s Grosse Pointe Garden Society.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
23 Feb. 2025
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Kitty Fairy With tiny wings and a flowery crown, Kitty Fairy lives in the Fairy Tail Garden.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Belletristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belletristic. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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