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flatteringly |
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Translations flatteringly [ˈflætərɪŋlɪ] ADV [speak] → de forma halagadora he was flatteringly attentive → era tan atento que resultaba halagador flatteringly adv say, write → schmeichlerisch (= becomingly, attractively) posed, dressed → vorteilhaft flatteringly [ˈflætərɪŋlɪ] adv → in modo lusinghiero flatteringly [ˈflætərɪŋlɪ] adv → in modo lusinghiero How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"My faithful friend and noble patron," continued Laurie with a wave of the hand, "who has so flatteringly presented me, is not to be blamed for the base stratagem of tonight. No regular beauty pleases egotistical human beings so much as a softened and refined likeness of themselves; for this reason, fathers regard with complacency the lineaments of their daughters' faces, where frequently their own similitude is found flatteringly associated with softness of hue and delicacy of outline. I use heaps of postage stamps, pay the expenses of many indifferent lecturers, defray the cost of printing reams of pamphlets and hand-bills which hail the laborer flatteringly as the salt of the earth, write and edit a little socialist journal, and do what lies in my power generally. |
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