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- adjective Not having been
congratulated .
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Examples
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"Observe that man," said Duplessis, pointing towards a gentleman who had just entered; "the other day he was the popular hero -- now, in the excitement of threatened war, he is permitted to order his _bifteck_ uncongratulated, uncaressed; such is fame at Paris! here to-day and gone to-morrow."
The Parisians — Volume 10 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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"Observe that man," said Duplessis, pointing towards a gentleman who had just entered; "the other day he was the popular hero -- now, in the excitement of threatened war, he is permitted to order his bifteck uncongratulated, uncaressed; such is fame at Paris! here to-day and gone to-morrow."
The Parisians — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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