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noun • understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) | ||||||||
26% | 5 | Telling porkies | ||||||
noun • the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | ||||||||
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noun • a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth • Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) • position or manner in which something is situated verb • be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position • be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position • originate (in) • be and remain in a particular state or condition • tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive • have a place in relation to something else • assume a reclining position | ||||||||
A Little Of It Fills Porkies Figure Crossword Clue
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LITOTES which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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LITOTES
Updated: October 14, 2023
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