f S A figure of rhetoric. False censure or blame; censure in appearance conveying real commendation; disguised or covert praise; affected reproach. The above, which is substantially one sense, is the right sense; but there are other apprehensions of the word; viz. in appearance blaming one, in reality, another: also disguised reproach or censure; ironical and false praise.
f S A figure of rhetoric. False censure or blame; censure in appearance conveying real commendation; disguised or covert praise; affected reproach. The above, which is substantially one sense, is the right sense; but there are other apprehensions of the word; viz. in appearance blaming one, in reality, another: also disguised reproach or censure; ironical and false praise.