Covarrubias
[ koh-vuh-roo-bee-uh s; Spanish kaw-vahr-roo-byahs ]
/ ˌkoʊ vəˈru bi əs; Spanish ˌkɔ vɑrˈru byɑs /
noun
Mi·guel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/,1904–57, Mexican caricaturist, illustrator, and painter.
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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Example sentences from the Web for covarrubias
It is the first sample of plateresque architecture then introduced into Spain by Covarrubias.
Toledo. The Story of an Old Spanish Capital|Hannah Lynch