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Grammar Thesaurus. Word Lists. Choose your language. The cartoonist, better known as Charb, was shot dead Wednesday. For someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better. Of course, considerations of weight have to be taken into account, but the more mould round the roots the better. Arches more graceful in form, or better fitted to defy the assaults of time, I have never seen.
This is one of the most striking manifestations of the better side of child-nature and deserves a chapter to itself. For it is better that thy children should ask of thee, than that thou look toward the hands of thy children. In a more favorable position or financial circumstances.
For example, They were better off flying than driving there , or They were better off than most of their neighbors. Definition of better-off. First Known Use of better-off , in the meaning defined at sense 1. Learn More About better-off. Time Traveler for better-off The first known use of better-off was in See more words from the same year. Statistics for better-off Look-up Popularity.
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