10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RASPISH»
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raspish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... inextinguishable, inextirpable, irrefragable, irrefrangible, undestroyable,
imperishable querulent adj syn IRRITABLE, disagreeable, fractious, fretful,
querulential, querulous, raspish, snappish, twitty, waspish querulential adj syn
IRRITABLE, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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Elements of literature: first course [gr.7
("Raspish voice," "ancient tweed suit," "bony nose," hair "skewered in a bun,"
eyes "leering") B. Vocabulary Deranged means "insane." BWhy was the giggle
deranged? (It was a bit hysterical — this teacher has severely shocked the third-
grade ...
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The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
... my detecting any thing unusual about this organ. It soon, however, became
quiet, I immediately caught a very distinct, audible murmur, which I at once
recognized as the bellows-sound of the brain. It was an abrupt, slightly raspish
sound, ...
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Hard Times for These Times
You are such a waspish, raspish, ill-conditioned chap, you see," said Mr.
Bounderby, " that even your own Union, the men who know you best, will have
nothing to do with you. I never thought those fellows could be right in anything ;
but I tell ...
... the paper, which had become much crumpled in the admiral's locker, and
therefore seemed to require some such adjustment: but, in reality, Murty's hard,
raspish hands only produced a rough, fuzzy surface on the sheet, which was
intended ...
Sometimes it has been lugged in as a mere expletive, thoughtlessly, irreverently,
and grating on pious ears like rugged, raspish blasphemy. Your brother,
Gubblegurchins, is given to the bad habit of denouncing certain crimes as "
damning ...
Abel Stevens, James Floy, 1857
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The Metropolitan Magazine
... the paper, which had become much crumpled in the admiral's locker, and
therefore seemed to require some such adjustment: but, in reality, Murty's hard,
raspish hands only produced a rough, fuzzy surface on the sheet, which was
intended ...
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the Works of Charles Dickens
Stephen shook his head, mutely protesting that indeed he had other business to
do for life. 'You are such a waspish, raspish, ill-conditioned chap, you see," said
Mr. Bounderby, 'that even your own Union, the men who know you best, will have
...
"You are such a waspish, raspish, ill-conditioned chap, you see," said Mr.
Bounderby, "that even your own Union, the men who know you best, will have
nothing to do with you. I never thought those fellows could be right in anything;
but I tell ...
He read his orders in a cold, formal voice that had an impatient, raspish edge.
The nature of their job seemed to make battleship commanders severe and
dispassionate figures—this one appeared especially so. Fisher was standing
next to me ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RASPISH»
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Girls and Dolls
It's that voice; plummy and raspish, just on the right side of relatable. Easy to see why Aaron Sorkin cast her as his war-veteraned Lois Lane, Mack McHale ... «Irish Independent, Feb 14»
Joseph Alsop: One more icon of the bygone Beltway
To quote a source, “He is a raspish geyser of bad temper and he is a gentle fountain of friendship.” I remember seeing Joe taking long walks Sunday morning ... «National Post, Feb 13»
A Sondheim Musical Rolls Back to Life
... raspish Joe Josephson (Adam Grupper). When Frank encamped for Hollywood without finishing the iconoclastic musical Charley had long dreamed of writing, ... «TIME, Feb 12»
