Anagrams of: BELLETTRISTS

• A person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres

• cause to seem less serious; play down

• express a negative opinion of

• lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

• caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

• having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped

• lacking warmth and generosity of spirit

• (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured

• Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).

• Harsh, piercing or stinging.

• Hateful or hostile.

• Cynical and resentful.

• cause to seem less serious; play down

• express a negative opinion of

• lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

• lacking a belt