LAWFUL, adj. Compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Related:
- BOTTLE-NOSED, adj. Having a nose created in the image of its maker.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - FRIENDLESS, adj. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune.
Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense. ... - HOUSELESS, adj. Having paid all taxes on household goods.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - MAGNIFICENT, adj. Having a grandeur or splendor superior to that to
which the spectator is accustomed,
as the ears of an ass, to a rabbit, or the glory of... - PLENIPOTENTIARY, adj. Having full power. A Minister Plenipotentiary
is a diplomatist possessing absolute authority on condition that he
never exert it.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - DEFENCELESS, adj. Unable to attack.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's... - INEXPEDIENT, adj. Not calculated to advance one's interests.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - MENDACIOUS, adj. Addicted to rhetoric.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's... - MINOR, adj. Less objectionable.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's...
