Word: witting
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...Your Favorite Weapon” and 2003’s mainstream success, “Deja Entendu.” This new album marks the major label debut for the Long Island band. Typically classified under the broadening genre of emo, Brand New writes songs with wit and sarcasm that transcends stereotypical Dashboard whining and instead conveys a convincing melancholy, reminding you that perhaps the world isn’t always as perfect as it seems. “The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me” follows in this tradition but offers a potent, less polished version...
...year to unfurl. As such, it is brazen not only in its obvious and legion lies (no one tells the truth in a Christmas newsletter), but it is also in its hubris. For what is hubris if not assuming that your distant relatives and one-time friends care a wit about the fact that you’ve been promoted to assistant district sales manager...
...second-floor televisions perfectly complemented the subject material. Beer and appetizers from three large pupu platters peppered the tables, although the Chinese wall hangings belied the appearance of a sports bar. Pierce kept his audience of about 30 engaged and chuckling as he read passages infused with wit and knowledge of Patriots football. Not many Harvard undergraduates attended the talk, despite its location. The only person who appeared to be under the drinking age was Francis Corvino, a fourth grader from Belmont, Mass. Corvino speaks with authority when he talks about hearing Brady-related stories. “Mostly...
...enlightenment and free communication, do we really want to wipe out the work of the satirists who shove and cajole, who take language and thought by the throat and force us to confront with wit and guile what most refuse to face? We need this word. Relax. Take a deep breath. It's gonna be cool. Two syllables. Six letters. It's not the word, only the fear that needs to be put aside...
...industrial gas company. John became a Queen's Counsel, married the daughter of an ambassador to Bulgaria and devotes himself to charities for Bulgarian children because, he says, "Who wants to be the richest corpse in the graveyard?" But he hasn't lost his corrosive upper-crust wit: "I reckon if I shoot the horses, shoot the wife, and only drink Bulgarian wine, I may be able to retire at age 94 or something...