Uriah Heep
[ heep ]
noun
the hypocritical and villainous clerk in Dickens' David Copperfield.
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How to use Uriah Heep in a sentence
But humility is not all; Uriah Heep had that and still was a most undesirable person, and so she must read on, all recipiency.
Adventures and Enthusiasms | E. V. LucasDon't be like Uriah Heep, begging everybody's pardon for taking the liberty of being in the world.
How to Succeed | Orison Swett MardenI first saw Uriah Heep on the day my aunt introduced me to Mr. Wickfield's house.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol III | Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.The Cockney voice suggested a mean, back-bent creature with bitten nails and cunning eyes, a Uriah Heep, cringing but sinister.
Lady Lilith | Stephen McKennaHe had a way of dry-washing the backs of his hands like Uriah Heep.
The Sheriff's Son | William MacLeod Raine
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