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OP 'Now, there you mistake,’ said Sir John, in his most benignant way. ‘There—which is a most remarkable circumstance for a man of your punctuality and exactness, Haredale—you fall into error. I don’t belong to the body; I have an immense respect for its members, but I don’t belong to it; although I am, it is certainly true, the conscientious opponent of your being relieved. I feel it my duty to be so; it is a most unfortunate necessity; and cost me a bitter struggle.—Will you try this box? If you don’t object to a trifling infusion of a very chaste scent, you’ll find its flavour exquisite.’
I found myself pronouncing the "g" hard, and wondered if that were correct, as I have never heard in pronounced. Turns out that is correct, though it sounds horrid to me.
benignant [bý'nýgnənt]
adjective
1 kind; gracious, as a king to his subjects
2 a less common word for: benign [3] [4]
be'nignancy noun
be'nignantly adverb(ial)
makes it rhyme with "malignant", its antonym. I'm used to the hard "g" there, and it doesn't bother me.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted benignant wwh 10/05/03 07:05 PM Re: benignant Buffalo Shrdlu 10/05/03 09:10 PM Re: benignant wwh 10/05/03 10:39 PM Re: benignant Buffalo Shrdlu 10/05/03 11:16 PM
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