Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or of the nature of aposiopesis.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
aposiopesis .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of aposiopesis
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Examples
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I am aposiopetic, watching from the sidelines as George Bush, his Republican Congress and the Aposiopetic Democrat Dozen dismantle, along with our constitutional democracy, those long respected Accords signed in Geneva on how to treat prisoners of war, a/k/a enemy combatants in this Bush dominated world.
Aposiopetic 2006
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Kafwain 122 Alex Solis Julio Canani To: ml / nj; Vision; supremedoctrine; Pharmboy; penowa; PGalt; aposiopetic; ELT.
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Kafwain 122 Alex Solis Julio Canani To: ml / nj; Vision; supremedoctrine; Pharmboy; penowa; PGalt; aposiopetic; ELT.
Latest Articles 2009
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To: 2nd amendment mama; A2J; Agitate; AliVeritas; Alouette; Annie03; aposiopetic; attagirl; Augie76; ...
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They want, and have managed, to take back our American Pie while serving us a variegated, distilled portion of sadism as our national dish-sadly our aposiopetic Democrats in Congress have sat down at table with the Bushes, and the Warners and the McCains and the Grahams to give them what they want as if partaking of a savory dish or high honors in the breaking of bones, the near drowning of others, and the taking away of human rights, decency and integrity which have, up to now, made for our pleasant and delicately flavored American Pie.
Aposiopetic 2006
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