Related:

• ME, pro. The objectionable case of I. The personal pronoun in English has three cases, the dominative, the objectionable and the oppressive.
  Each is all three. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• DEFENCELESS, adj. Unable to attack. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• INEXPEDIENT, adj. Not calculated to advance one's interests.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• LAWFUL, adj. Compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• MENDACIOUS, adj. Addicted to rhetoric. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• MORE, adj. The comparative degree of too much. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• RESIDENT, adj. Unable to leave. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• RESOLUTE, adj. Obstinate in a course that we approve. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• SELFISH, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...