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Word: waughspish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

When he is not unmasking cruelty, Author Powers takes a Waughspish delight in lampooning vulgarity. The Presence of Grace is about a sociable young curate, Father Fabre, who unwittingly dignifies a liaison between one of his parishioners, Mrs. Mathers, and her non-Catholic paramour, Mr. Pint, by dining with them and Mr. Pint's daughter Velma. The high comic humors of the story and the evening revolve around an old-fashioned ice cream freezer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Devil Inside | 3/19/1956 | See Source »

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