The Devil's Dictionary: Honorable

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Ambrose Bierce
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HONORABLE

-adj.

Afflicted with an impediment in one's reach. In legislative bodies it is customary to mention all members as honorable; as, "the honorable gentleman is a scurvy cur."

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