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Word: veriest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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There are various good books for the seniors to browse in while they lie beneath the mid day sun. "More Boners" for instance will make the veriest dullard feel confident of graduation. "Years Of Grace," the new Pulitizer prize novel, is no worse than most Pulitzer awards. The Vagabond feels called upon to state, lest he arouse false hopes, that Grace unfortunately is not a proper noun, nor yet an improper girl. Quite a wag, the old fellow. And then there is the Saturday Evening Post. Long years ago the Vagabond had a nickle which, being a shiftless wastrel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Student Vagabond | 5/27/1931 | See Source »

...while the admission of "The Isis" is depressing, particularly so because it associates one of the finest educational institutions in England with two of the lowest cities of the world, it is at least enlightening. The reason for the peculiar pronunciation of Magdalene becomes self evident to the veriest dullard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE BLESSED TRINITY | 5/14/1931 | See Source »

Nonetheless, the Manhattan show contained many an eye-filling exhibit. Vivid colors, big bulks, graceful stream lines satisfied even the veriest tyro. Towering over other ships on the main floor was the Burnelli Flying Wing. Adjacent was the latest Aeromarine Klemm amphibian, also manufactured by the Uppercu-Burnelli group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Manhattan Show | 2/17/1930 | See Source »

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