Example sentences for: saussy

How can you use “saussy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Saussy III does not know what hysteresis means and missed Pynchon's metaphor by a mile; horripilating does not mean `shuddering' (though the rest of the definition is correct); houghmagandy is defined as `fucking as a pastime,' the last three words of which make in inaccurate; the usual spelling of gallimaufrey is without the e; gibbous , usually applied to the three-quarter moon, is here defined as “hump-backed, arched” with the citation, “..

  • The last-named book is largely a spoof on linguistic pedantry, and I fear that Saussy III has been drawn in.

  • I must take issue with your quick dismissal of Mr. Saussy's claim that his father earned his bachelor's degree “at the behest of the Marine Corps” [XVI, 4].


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