Striated

striped; streaked

K's Product Reviews

K's Product Reviews

@kiitnreviews.bsky.social

This textile is not merely a substitute; it holds its own inherent texture, often described as having the slightly striated, honest feel of thick,... JW PEI Women's Dara Faux Suede Hobo Bag #Featured (Ad link)

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Deference

to show respectful submission; yielding to someone else (generally given to someone who has more experience or senior to you); dutifulness

Leeman Kessler

Leeman Kessler

@leemankessler.com

Some local nerds were discussing what the Empire in Star Wars would look like if Palpatine died early on and Vader took over and I posit that, given its source material you would have wound up with a setting with warring factions more brazenly fighting each other while paying ceremonial deference

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Orotund

full, round and imposing (usually used to describe a voice or a phrase); deep; strong; powerful; rich; resonant; booming pompous or pretentious (used to describe a style of doing something); bombastic

The Monthly

The Monthly

@themonthly.com.au

There wasn’t much affection coming my way when I found myself serving mass at a side altar to a notably slow and deliberate priest, orotund and magniloquent. This was the old Latin mass, and I was a tangle of adolescent nerves http://mnth.ly/0mv1Tdp

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Lodestar

1. a star that leads or guides (commonly used when referring to the navigation of ships) 2. one that serves as an inspiration, model, or guide.

Colm Murphy

Colm Murphy

@colmpm.bsky.social

Sharp piece from @stephenkb.bsky.social building on his remarks last night at the @mileendinstitute.bsky.social launch of the 'British General Election of 2024'. It is striking that the 'hero voter', the No 10 strategists' lodestar, did not really 'come back to Labour'.

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Fetid

extremely offensive odor; foul; stinking; acrid; malodorous (almost always used for a smell)

🏳️‍🌈 ⚧️ THRaKaTTaKeR 🤘🏻🏳️‍⚧️

🏳️‍🌈 ⚧️ THRaKaTTaKeR 🤘🏻🏳️‍⚧️

@thrakattaker.bsky.social

Great albums still coming out this deep into ‘25!? God bless #MetaSky 🤘🏻 This new #Fleshvessel is the shit. Just what #IVoidhanger excel at. Avant metal, that dips its fetid tentacles into classical, drone, opera, noise, and even Brechtian avenues. @amiintrouble.bsky.social - could be one for you. 🤌🏻

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