Word: understatedness
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"I think your role--the role of Harvard and MIT--has been understated," he said.
Human figures from the earliest period tend to wear simple, understated costumes, while later ones are more embellished. The purpose of the objects changed as well. The ceramics were simply sculptures, while the jade pieces were often intended for rulers to wear. Explains Joralemon: "They were clearly a display of...
The importance of water to the parade cannot be understated. Since the first Eagle Fund Days, the finale of the parade is the appearance of our two fire trucks and the resulting waterfight. At first, the two trucks fought each other and soaked anyone else within spraying distance. Then fire...
He really understated the case, as the temperatures on the turf were nearing, if not exceeding, 100 degrees.
The irony is that these economic statistics, which so frightened the markets, actually tell us that higher growth is possible without inflation. The real rate of inflation for the first quarter was 2.1%, with no sign of any upward pressure; actual growth was understated because of the General Motors strike...