10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VULTURISH»
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vulturish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
vulturish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... predacious, predative, predatorial, predatory, raptorial, vulturish, vulturous
vulturish adj syn RAPACIOUS 1, predacious, predative, predatorial, predatory,
raptorial, vulturine, vulturous vulturous adj syn RAPACIOUS 1, predacious,
predative, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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The Imperial dictionary, on the basis of Webster's English ...
See VULTDEE] Belonging to the vulture; having the qualities of or resembling the
vulture. The vulturine nose which smells nothing but corruption is nu credit to its
possessor. A □□-.□□□ ey Vulturish (vul'tur-ish), o. Like a vulture; rapacious.
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale, 1883
She claims that N+ish adjectives (vulturish, bookish) and A+ish adjectives (
whitish, oldish) are substantially different: in vulturish, vulture is a complement of
the head -ish, while in oldish, old is the head and -ish its specifier. As evidence
for ...
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Hawkish, aqulline, not to say vulturish. Carlyle, Misc, xv. 245. (Dav-u.) 6796
vulturism (vul'tiir-izm), n. [( vulture + ~ism.] Vplturine character or quality; rapaeity.
('ur13/ 0. vulturn (vul'tern), n. [Arbitrar var. of rulturc, appar. through vulturinc.] ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1900
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
Of temper most accipitral, hawkish, aquiline, not to say vulturish. Carlyle, Misc., IV
. 246. That they IHawthorne's eyes] were sometimes accipitral we can readily
believe. Harper's Mag., LXII. 271. accipitraryt (ak-sip'i-tra-ri), n. [< ML. accipi-
trarius ...
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
See cut under Oypohierax. vulturish (vul'tur-ish), a. [< vulture + -ish1.] Same as
vulturine, 2. Hawkish, aquiline, not to say vulturish. CariyU, Misc., IV. 245. (Davies
.) vysar Vulvitis (vul-vi'tis), ». [NL., < L. vulva + -itis.] Inflammation of the vulva.
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The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete ...
Like a vulture ; vulturish. Vulva (vul'va), n. [L. vulva, volra, a wrapper, a covering,
the womb, from volco, to- roll.] In ttini.t. an elliptic opening in the external parts of
generation in the feiusle; sometimes applied to the whole of the ui ternal genital ...
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale, 1883
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The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's ...
Shares the events that shaped the creation of the painter's most famous portrait, covering such topics as the story of the salon hostess who was his model, contributing factors in turn-of-the-century Vienna, and the painting's fate.
Anne Marie O'Connor, 2012
... escorted by owl-eyed Pedantry, by owlish and vulturish and many other forms
of Folly ; — the valiant Husbandman assiduously tilling ; the blind greedy enemy
too assiduously sowing tares ! It is because there is yet in venerable wigged ...
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The people's edition of Thomas Carlyle's works. 37 vols. Wanting
Valiant Wisdom tilling and draining ; escorted by owl-eyed Pedantry, by owlish
and vulturish and many other forms of Folly ; — the valiant husbandman
assiduously tilling ; the blind greedy enemy too assiduously sowing tares ! It is
because ...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VULTURISH»
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vulturish is used in the context of the following news items.
TV series examine counterculture, its impact
The doctor, who has a vulturish air, tells Ani that he briefly studied the Good Place because he was interested in the social theory behind it. But from Ani's ... «The Columbian, Jul 15»
San Francisco Giants hold off San Diego Padres after clinching …
"It's kind of the vulturish way but I'll take anything I can get," Lincecum said. "Who would plan for a two-pitch win?" Grandal had his second career multihomer ... «FOXSports.com, Sep 14»
Whitby jogger Jeffrey Boucher's death explored in new e-book
Her e-book is selling for three dollars on Amazon. That hardly sounds vulturish given that she is a professional writer and is entitled to etch out a living doing so. «InsideHalton.com, Aug 14»
A Plot with a Scandal: A Closer Look at 'Kids for Cash' Documentary
Whether in a genuine attempt to relate his story, which he feels has been twisted by a vulturish media, or an act of pathological narcissism, Ciavarella agreed to ... «Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, Feb 14»
Now Look Who's Coming to Dinner
"I was just wondering," one of Florence's granddaughters asks with a hint of vulturish eagerness, "do you know if any of our ancestors were, you know—slaves? «TheStranger.com, Feb 14»
Shrek Forever After
But what was once a fresh, self-referential twist on the vulturish consumption of pop culture when the first Shrek debuted in 2001 has become a lazy corporate tic ... «Entertainment Weekly, May 10»
The Unthinkable: A Democratic Challenge To Obama
During the ugly and protracted debate over the health care overhaul, Obama — who eventually triumphed — began to look increasingly vulnerable to vulturish ... «NPR, Apr 10»
Buscemi's 'Interview' a cold look at celebrity
Still, their resemblance to us helps "Interview" hit home, giving it a touch of relevance as it holds a mirror to the public's mutually vulturish relationship with ... «The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, Aug 07»
