PALABRAS DEL INGLÉS RELACIONADAS CON «PRIGGERY»
priggery
priggery
person
demonstrates
exaggerated
conformity
propriety
especially
irritatingly
arrogant
smug
manner
chiefly
british
petty
thief
define
conduct
character
prig
more
defined
yourdictionary
noun
annoyingly
moral
behavior
attitudes
fastidious
about
rules
small
details
origin
collins
always
example
sentences
including
henrik
fortunate
living
ironclad
morality
rather
than
maidenly
lawson
dominic
reverso
meaning
also
piggery
prier
preggy
vocabulary
thinkexist
priggism
words
priest
ridden
priestcappriggery
wordreference
prɪɡ
smugly
self
righteous
narrow
minded
etymology
century
unknown
ˈpriggery
10 LIBROS DEL INGLÉS RELACIONADOS CON «PRIGGERY»
Descubre el uso de
priggery en la siguiente selección bibliográfica. Libros relacionados con
priggery y pequeños extractos de los mismos para contextualizar su uso en la literatura.
No doubt priggery is a horrid thing, and the more moral the horrider. To avoid a
man's society because he is poor or ugly or stupid may be bad; but to avoid it
because he is wicked—with the all but inevitable implication that you are less
wicked ...
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C. S. Lewis: Spirituality for Mere Christians
Priggery seemed to be a better—than-thou—ness, a moral ef— frontery, a
spiritual superiority laid like a cane across the back of a presumed inferior. A
horrid prospect that recalled the Lucan Pharisee belaboring the publican in the
synagogue ...
As a result, a poor person tends to develop a natural resistance, called "priggery".
Poverty, once compounded with priggery, is no longer something to be ashamed
of. Never mind how shabby he may look; he never tries to excel in the world of ...
4
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days ...
PRIGGERY. Warren was the author ofsuch onetime extremely popular works as“
TenThousand a Year” andthe “Diaryof a Late Physician”: applaudedto the echo
in their day—a day that is done. Heis additionally famous, however, onanother ...
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
C. (?18–)19. EX PRIG, v., 5. cf. PARISH-prig or -BULL. priggery. *. Thievery; petty
theft: c.: C.18– early 19. Fielding, 1743. cf. PRIGGISM. prigging *, vbl n. to PRIG,
v. e.g. B.E., 'Riding; A-Z 4137.
Eric Partridge, Jacqueline Simpson, 1973
And along with complacency as a "major" went a closely related "minor" study —
priggery. How strong the desire ran among public education's early pioneers to
ripen their young into priggish adults is indicated in the already quoted proposal
...
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Grammatical Number in English Nouns: An Empirical and ...
Two other noteworthy examples are Legs flash through a slit-skirted dress or
move out fast in a pegged-in ease of trouser. (NYTM, 5 Mar 1978, P. 2, 80) British
officers, all in the priggery of sash and white pantaloon. (OED) As they occur here
, ...
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Revisiting Narnia: Fantasy, Myth And Religion in C. S. ...
One primary effect of Lewis' experience in boarding school can be summed up by
the word “priggery.” The oppressively hierarchic nature of a school, Lewis
concludes, either breaks a child's spirit or produces within him arrogance,
contempt ...
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Reflections on the Psalms
The temptation was never greater than now when we are all (and very rightly) so
afraid of priggery or “smugness”. And of course, even if we do not seek them out,
we shall constantly be in such company whether we wish it or not. This is the ...
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The Education of a Daughter
Written in 1687 and published in 1847, The Education of a Daughter is filled with sound wisdom on the ample subject of rearing both daughters and sons. A constant reminder that good advice gets better with age.
Archbishop Fenelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon, 1995
7 NOTICIAS EN LAS QUE SE INCLUYE EL TÉRMINO «PRIGGERY»
Conoce de qué se habla en los medios de comunicación nacionales e internacionales y cómo se emplea el término
priggery en el contexto de las siguientes noticias.
Go Ask Alice
In practice, this lofted him into the highest ranks of priggery and fuss. There have always been bookish types who run on clockwork, and the ... «The New Yorker, May 15»
From the Archives: Whittaker Chambers on St. Benedict
... understanding what we came from?” he would have been suspected of something much worse than priggery—a distressing turn to popery.[. «Commonweal, Sep 14»
The Review That Caused Hemingway to Slap a Critic in the Face …
... one of the most passionately intolerant, too, of priggery and parlor triviality and old maids' morals and empty skulls hiding in unintelligibility? «The New Republic, Ago 14»
St. Louis Actors' Studio plans for comedy next season
... at the St. Louis Actors' Studio, will be back at the Studio next season, directing Moliere's classic comedy of priggery, “The Misanthrope.”. «STLtoday.com, Feb 14»
I agree with Hugh Grant on hacking, but I'm still a fan of Rupert …
I'm not going to defend the behaviour of journalists who spent their time eavesdropping on other people's phone calls - the prying priggery of it, ... «New Statesman, Abr 11»
High-Gloss Shakespeare Meets Mozart in Ashland
Fed up with the steward's priggery, the backstairs trio forge a letter to convince Malvolio that his mistress is secretly in love with him and longs to ... «Food For Thought, A News Cafe, Sep 10»
Food porn isn't Indian
Moral priggery aside, the kind of foodie smut peddled by the likes of Lakshmi is problematic for two reasons. One, it transforms its intended ... «Livemint, Mar 09»
