10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNCOMPANIONABLE»
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uncompanionable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
uncompanionable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... taciturn, tight-lipped, tight-mouthed ant communicative 2 syn UNSOCIABLE,
aloof, distant, insociable, offish, reserved, standoffish, unapproachable,
unbending, withdrawn uncompanionable ad; syn UNSOCIABLE, aloof, distant, in
- sociable, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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Princeton Alumni Weekly
To do the former he says that all non-clubmen are “unattractive,” “unsociable,”
and “uncompanionable"; then he goes on to say that “they find they are not at all
scorned or snubbed by their more lucky classmates.” But if Mr. “Graye's" epithets
...
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A Gaelic Dictionary in Two Parts. To which is Prefixed a New ...
Unsociable; uncompanionable. Neo-chomhairlichte, part. Unadvised; unresolved
. Neo-chomhnard, a. Uneven in the surface ; not level, not plain. Neo-ciiompanta,
a. Unsociable; uncompanionable. Gu neo-chompanta, unsociably.
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
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A Gaelic Dictionary: In Two Parts I. Guelic and English. - ...
Unsociable; uncompanionable. Neo-ciiomhairltchte, part. Unadvised; unresolved
. Neo-ciiomhnard, a. Uneven in the surface ; not level, not plain. Neo-chompanta,
a. Unsociable; uncompanionable. Gu neo-chompanta, unsociably.
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
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Cultures of Modernism: Marianne Moore, Mina Loy, and Else ...
"Taller by the length of A conversation of five hundred years than all The others,"
there was one, whose tales Of what could never have been actual — Were better
than the haggish, uncompanionable drawl Of certitude; his by- Play was "more ...
6
Lesbian Peoples: Material for a Dictionary
Material for a Dictionary Monique Wittig, Sande Zeig. Ululation This prolonged
cry of an owl is used by some companion lovers to find each other in the wood at
night when the moon is dark. Uncompanionable Said of a companion lover when
...
Monique Wittig, Sande Zeig, 1979
7
New Makers of Modern Culture
The old fires were growing exhausted, and in 1913, a testy, uncompanionable
figure, he headed towards Mexico seeking, as he said, oblivion, which he most
likely found in one of the bitter partisan skirmishes of the revolution. Behind him
lay ...
8
The women of England: their social duties and domestic habits
... all these, and even beauty too, yet wanting conversation, might become "
weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable," in the estimation of her husband ; and, finally,
might drive him from his home by the leaden weight of her uncompanionable
society.
Sarah Stickney Ellis, 1839
"He's been lying in the Dry River graveyard for about ten years. Not much
mourned either. He was about as close-mouthed and uncompanionable as they
make them." The description Wasson had applied to Henry Livingstone, Bassett
himself ...
Mary Roberts Rinehart, 2011
uncompanionable. He had no time for skylarking, the heat of the day meant
nothing to him, and he was never sleepy. He learned the stock as if by intuition,
and such was his strict attention to business that Mr. Hood was heard is say,
privately, ...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNCOMPANIONABLE»
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uncompanionable is used in the context of the following news items.
DICTATORSHIP SETS IN: M'sia solely to serve Najib & Rosmah's …
To Najib democracy is uncompanionable to him. A dictator doesn't need massive support. What he needs are just few merciless assistants to dictate everything ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Aug 15»
Director's Cut: 'Moscow Games,' by George Plimpton
One of the more novel aspects of dining at the Ukraine was that the majordomo of the dining room, a stout figure in a light grey suit, felt it was uncompanionable ... «Grantland, Feb 14»
The end of the affair, as told by him and her, in rival Edinburgh …
The former couple, both 31, did not intend to create their shows as companion pieces – or, indeed, uncompanionable pieces – and, to make matters more ... «The Guardian, Aug 13»
Paul Di Filippo reviews Nathan Ballingrud
But such ghosts are multivalent, and perhaps not entirely uncompanionable. Finally, a piece original to this volume, “The Good Husband,” charts, with Robert ... «Locus Online, Jul 13»
It Happened To Me: I Had A Sexual Relationship With My Teacher …
He stood up abruptly. “I'm sorry. I need to take you home. I'm sorry.” For the first time, we sat in the car in extremely uncompanionable silence. He stared straight ... «xoJane, May 13»
Why I opened up to intimacy: How Liz Hoggard shed her inhibitions
There's nothing worse than feeling uncompanionable. People will admit to being depressed (intriguing and melancholy) or drinking too much (spontaneous and ... «Daily Mail, May 13»
