“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
APOSIOPETIC
aposiopetic
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of aposiopesis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
aposiopetic (comparative more aposiopetic, superlative most aposiopetic)
(rhetoric) Of or pertaining to aposiopesis.
That sentence is aposiopetic because it does not complete speech with gesture.
Source: Wiktionary
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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