Word: delightful
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53 described Harvard professors to the Boston Globe: “Everybody is a liberal and shows it. They conduct classes in such a way as to make conservatives feel excluded. The atmosphere is very politicized.” No one should delight in this. A “politicized atmosphere” that dogmatically excludes one side offers few opportunities for learning through honest discussion and peer interaction...
...sure enough, Wetzel sealed the match with a booming serve and a 6-3, 6-4 win, to the delight of his teammates, coaches, and fans...
Squealing with delight, Bobby Chazen, 2, hops into a miniature 1957 Corvette and leans on the horn. Then he spins the steering wheel, flips on the radio and, giggling, steps on the gas pedal. Bobby has become an expert at putting his motor skills through their paces in the candy-red car, having been to its home, the Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga, Tenn., "nearly 100 times" since he was 5 months old. "When he knows we're going to the museum," Bobby's mom Candace Chazen says, "his eyes light up, and he puts on his little shoes...
...Delight is the slightly rumpled, bow-tied McCall Smith's operative mode. His books--The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Tears of the Giraffe, Morality for Beautiful Girls and The Kalahari Typing School for Men--which detail the quiet and quirky adventures of Botswanan sleuth Mma (pronounced Ma, the most correct way of addressing women in Botswana) Ramotswe, have become international word-of-mouth hits, sold millions and been translated into 26 languages, partly because of their sheer cheerfulness...
...chance on this classic 1932 silent, a favorite of knowing Ozuphiles like director Wim Wenders, writer Phillip Lopate and movie critic Donald Richie. Like much Ozu, this film deals with the interplay within a family: raised in the suburbs, kids are bullied by better-off children. The bullies particularly delight in pointing out the father’s middle-management position. In retaliation, the kids become bullies themselves and begin protesting their parents’ mediocrity. The real treat, however, is live Benshi (narrators of silent films) narration by Midori Sawato, Japan’s leading modern Benshi. Ticket...