Definitions
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- adjective literally like a spoiled
diva - adjective figuratively
capricious , badly behaved or excessivelydemanding .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"divalike" demands that held up Jennifer Lopez's deal to judge
Jennifer Lopez's Divalike Idol Demands Not Really That Exciting -- Vulture 2010
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"divalike" demands that held up Jennifer Lopez's deal to judge
The Cut 2010
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"divalike" demands that held up Jennifer Lopez's deal to judge
Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog 2010
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Between my attempts at deflecting insults and insanely divalike demands from Star Jones avoiding tempting tangent, avoiding tempting tangent, I used to make my days of interning more enjoyable by taking a quick break and inventing reasons to talk to Nathan downstairs.
Live and Let Love Andrea Buchanan 2011
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Between my attempts at deflecting insults and insanely divalike demands from Star Jones avoiding tempting tangent, avoiding tempting tangent, I used to make my days of interning more enjoyable by taking a quick break and inventing reasons to talk to Nathan downstairs.
Live and Let Love Andrea Buchanan 2011
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She soared to divalike altitudes while crooning and re-crooning the money line "They are no match for me" of her opening tune, "Heavy Boots," and again throughout the wondrous "The Way It Is," the latter of which would work on the soundtrack of a David Lynch film.
Concert review: Nicole Atkins live is a high note at Rock & Roll Hotel 2011
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She soared to divalike altitudes while crooning and re-crooning the money line "They are no match for me" of her opening tune, "Heavy Boots," and again throughout the wondrous "The Way It Is," the latter of which would work on the soundtrack of a David Lynch film.
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A famous actress playing a famous actress has sunk many an Arkadina relying on histrionic divalike outrageousness to “charm” us.
<i>The Seagull</i> Soars, Lofted by Sarsgaard, Scott Thomas 2008
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I did a call-in on the Ronn Owens show on KGO Radio the next morning, comparing notes with Owens, who experienced, on the same day, some of the same divalike behavior when Reynolds took exception to just about everything Owens said. ""
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A famous actress playing a famous actress has sunk many an Arkadina relying on histrionic divalike outrageousness to “charm” us.
<i>The Seagull</i> Soars, Lofted by Sarsgaard, Scott Thomas 2008
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