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archness

[ahrch-nis] / ˈɑrtʃ nɪs /


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As a visual storyteller, Jefferson is still finding his feet, though there is wit and archness in certain compositions and editing choices.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

Now, they are buzzing with memes, videos and messages of congratulation, but also a strain of sceptical archness.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2022

Throughout “Assembly,” Newsome teases the lines between sincerity, archness and coded critique.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2022

All the chapter titles end in “y,” adding to a general mood of effervescent archness.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2021

Despite the archness of his tone—which normally would have irritated me—there was a melancholy undernote in his voice.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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