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elidelio ([personal profile] elidelio) wrote in [community profile] vocab_drabbles 2022-07-23 10:13 pm (UTC)

Sherlock Holmes:

Atavistic
Sherlock often denounced such outdated theories, but looking at the dead man's bloodless face, he had to admit that Milverton's features–his hawkish nose, hairless face, and once keen grey eyes–were like atavistic stigmata, signalling his evil nature to the world.

Diatribe
"Inspector Lestrade, as much as I would love go on a lengthy diatribe to fully express my opinions on Scotland Yard's incompetence, I'm afraid we currently have much more pressing matters to devote our attention to."

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