单词 | satire-proof |
释义 | > as lemmassatire-proof satire-proof adj. unable to be satirized; immune to satire. ΚΠ 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 139 Frontless, and Satyr-proof he scow'rs the streets. 1691 Satyr against French 2 The Town, alas, is now grown Satyr-proof. 1777 London Rev. Eng. & Foreign Lit. 5 App. 529 We fear that calumny is satire-proof. 1841 Fraser's Mag. Mar. 330/2 Is it [sc. the practice of architects] invariably so insipidly straightforward as to be completely satire-proof and impregnable to ridicule? 1994 J. Schechter Satiric Impersonations i. 18 Ridiculing themselves in an electronically controlled space free from a live audience, they render themselves practically satire-proof. < as lemmas |
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