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Rose is delphically self-absorbed and to Harold's horror seems to be banal, almost retardedRose is on the way to being one of Beryl Bainbridge's greatest creations.
The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress by Beryl Bainbridge – review 2011
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Hermia answered delphically, You are a wonderful person, Diana.
Hound in the Left-hand Corner, The Giles Waterfield 2004
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Hermia answered delphically, You are a wonderful person, Diana.
Hound in the Left-hand Corner, The Giles Waterfield 2004
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Hermia answered delphically, You are a wonderful person, Diana.
Hound in the Left-hand Corner, The Giles Waterfield 2004
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Yet in reply to another compliment, she admits, smiling delphically, -- "Yes, I _am_ a woman!"
One Woman's Life Robert Herrick 1903
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You want them to shout back, not to smile delphically and look utterly unmoved.
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The offer may already be a fait accompli: AMP Craig Dunn refers delphically to ` ` ongoing informal discussions '' with the local Axa camp, "culminating in discussions on Friday".
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They quote Adam S. Posen, described delphically as someone "who advises foreign governments on economic coordination" as saying of Bush:
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