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Word: discomfitting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Neither the fortuitous accident which brought him in touch with his Crimson reviewer, nor his recent entrance into the literary pantheon, seemed to discomfit him much. After remarking that the Lampoon headquarters where he had once held sway were much plusher than the Crimson's game rooms, he spoke freely of future plans, in a light-timbred voice which unexpectedly erupted into husky laughter...

Author: By Michael Sragow, | Title: Updike Redux | 3/22/1972 | See Source »

Neither the fortuitous accident which brought him in touch with his Crimson reviewer, nor his recent entrance into the literary pantheon, seemed to discomfit him much. After remarking that the Lampoon headquarters where he had once held sway were much plusher than the Crimson's game rooms, he spoke freely of future plans, in a light-timbred voice which unexpectedly erupted into husky laughter...

Author: By Michael Sragow, | Title: Updike Redux | 2/2/1972 | See Source »

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