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uxorial uhk-SOR-ee-uhl adjective something suitable for a wife; something characteristic of a wife 1989Brothers in ArmsIt’s hard to imagine that Great Admiral yielding to, ah, uxorial blandishments.1996Goebbels In fact Magda probably entertained little real ambition to harness her uxorial ambitions to such an uncertain chariot. Labels: David Irving, Lois McMaster Bujold
Schadenfreude SHAW-den-FROI-duh noun pleasure or delight in the misfortune or misery of others 1989Spy LineIt was no use showing anger. No one was exempt from Tessa's Schadenfreude.1994Debt of HonorThe American economy would be twice blessed. Toss in a little schadenfreude for their Japanese colleagues, and even before the Street opened for business, people were primed for a big trading day.1996Goebbels 'Any observations must be sober and objective in tenor,' his third directive that day added, 'devoid of either triumph or Schadenfreude.' 1999Canadian SayingsThis Shaudenfreude bristles in many Canadian folk sayings and is the psychological motive force that drives people to create them.Labels: Bill Casselman, David Irving, Len Deighton, Tom Clancy
neé nay adjective born; identifier placed before a woman's maiden name 1993Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief'Bernard,' he said, 'I've only one question: is our old friend Aristotle, neé Rashad Bimms, still in prison over there?' 1996GoebbelsBefore his first wife Antoine, neé Ewald, died in 1918 she bore him two sons—Hellmut and Herbert, born Jun 22, 1918 at Pritzwalk.Labels: David Irving, Dorothy Gilman
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