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Word: primmest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1930
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Usage:

Some weeks ago, on a cold, wintry day, assuming her primmest pose, she proposed that all boys in the college write theses in all large courses, because the professors could not get in close contact with their mentalities through quizzes and examinations. Of course, acting from an altruistic impulse; she overlooked the facts that the majority of large courses are elementary and of a survey nature, inadequate for research; that such theses would have to be written mainly during the reading period, when boys should "browse" and no more; that there are enough requirements of written material...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! | 2/28/1930 | See Source »

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