critical+remark
21swipe — I. noun Etymology: probably alteration of sweep Date: 1739 1. a strong sweeping blow < a swipe of a paw > 2. a sharp often critical remark < took a parting swipe at management > II. verb (swiped; …
22Sophie Scholl — Sophia Magdalena Scholl (9 May 1921 22 February 1943) was a member of the White Rose non violent resistance movement in Nazi Germany. She was convicted of treason after having been found distributing anti war leaflets at the University of Munich… …
23Valerius Anshelm — (1475 ndash; 1546/1547), born as Valerius Rüd (or Ryd), was a Swiss chronicler working in Berne.Anshelm was born in Rottweil, a city in Swabia that was allied with the Old Swiss Confederacy. His grandfather had fought on the side of the… …
24Capital punishment in Germany — Part of a series on Capital punishment Issues Debate · …
25stricture — noun a) A rule restricting behaviour or action. For them, parity is less an ultimate goal than a transitory and permissive springboard for testing Western resolve and pursuing whatever additional accretions of strategic power the strictures of… …
26animadversion — noun /ˌænɪmædˈvɜːʃən,ˌænɪmædˈvɝːʒən ,ˌænɪmædˈvɝːʃən/ a) A criticism, a critical remark. [A] misconstruction or misinterpretation, nay, the misplacing of a comma, was in Giffords eyes a crime worthy of the most severe animadversion. b) The state… …
27dig — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (esp. BrE) small push ADJECTIVE ▪ sharp VERB + DIG ▪ give ▪ She gave him a sharp dig in the ribs. ▪ feel …
28stricture — (n.) c.1400, abnormal narrowing in a body part, from L.L. strictura contraction, constriction, from pp. stem of stringere (2) to bind or draw tight (see STRAIN (Cf. strain) (v.)). Sense of criticism, critical remark is first recorded 1650s,… …
29jab — [[t]ʤæ̱b[/t]] jabs, jabbing, jabbed 1) VERB If you jab one thing into another, you push it there with a quick, sudden movement and with a lot of force. [V n prep] He saw her jab her thumb on a red button a panic button... [be V ed into n] A… …
30sideswipe — [[t]sa͟ɪdswaɪp[/t]] sideswipes also side swipe N COUNT: usu N at n If you take a sideswipe at someone, you make an unexpected critical remark about them while you are talking about something else. Despite the increasingly hostile sideswipes at… …
