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adjective • of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted images | ||||||||
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noun • a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery | ||||||||
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noun • a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) | ||||||||
Imagist Dispensed With Act Lacking Ability To Focus Crossword Clue
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ASTIGMATIC which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ASTIGMATIC
Updated: October 14, 2023
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