- or the
surname Noyes as
composed of "no" plus "yes", or
refers to some
oxymoronic candidates as puns
through the
conversion of
nouns into verbs, as in "divorce...
- ****ing with
faint praise is an
English idiom,
expressing oxymoronically that half-hearted or
insincere praise may act as
oblique criticism or condemnation...
- if they don't meet
halakhic standards.
Diner points out the term is “
oxymoronic,”
creating an
illusion of
kashrut where the true
emphasis is on a style...
- desires.
Julius Caesar, The
Gallic War 3.18
festina lente hurry slowly An
oxymoronic motto of Augustus. It
encourages proceeding quickly, but
calmly and cautiously...
- be more
appealing to the user and
market than the reverse. As to the
oxymoronic title,
Gabriel calls it a caricature,
declaring the
style bad in comparison...
-
Following this example,
Quixote would suggest 'The
Great Quijano', an
oxymoronic play on
words that
makes much
sense in
light of the character's delusions...
-
download of new content. Furthermore, this led to the
creation of the
oxymoronic term "on-disc DLC" for
content included on the game's
original files but...
- true
story but
boxes neatly into
familiar packaging. The
title is
nearly oxymoronic: It
boldly belies how
close to
convention the film hews."
Echoing criticism...
- said in
Dread Central in 2020 that "Elvira
managed to make a
seemingly oxymoronic character into a
household name,
built off her
bountiful looks, quick...
- comment. So
hidden had
basic facts been kept, that The New York
Times oxymoronically noted 41 days
after she died: "A list of
survivors was not immediately...
