- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
-
Replaced By
Hebrew Words? Ghil'ad
Zuckermann argues that this is an "
oxymoronic"
mission impossible: "If the
nature of a
language is to
evolve in a specific...
- and "androgenic" as well as the term "anabolic–androgenic steroid" are
oxymoronic, as
anabolic refers to muscle-building
while androgenic refers to induction...
-
Block Standard Content A The Most
Important Story of the Day.
Oxymoronically, this is
often a "weird news" item that is
featured primarily for its comedic...
- Jackson's re****tion for
moving his
troops so
rapidly earned them the
oxymoronic nickname "foot cavalry". He
became the most
celebrated soldier in the...
-
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...
