corpus vile

/ ˈkɔːpəs ˈvaɪlɪ /

noun

literally: worthless body

Australia is the corpus vile on which England makes her legislative experiments.

No good book ought ever to be considered a mere corpus vile for rhetorical praxis.

The "ugly rush" began—syndicate rivalled syndicate, and Government Government, in dividing up the corpus vile.

She was virtually ruled out of the active management of her own affairs and became the corpus vile for rival aggressors.

During his minority he has lain entirely at their mercy: has been their butt, their martyr, their drudge, their corpus vile.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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