Orphean
/ (ˈɔːfɪən) /
adjective
of or relating to Orpheus
melodious or enchanting
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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 Orphean
So, too, the Semitic statesman charmed the rudest elements with his Orphean song.
The Quest for a Lost Race|Thomas E. PickettLove was the Orphean lute he played upon, sending such sweet melody into the world that its strains have not yet died away.
The Story of Assisi|Lina Duff Gordon