Although Mr. Lett at first derided his 1970 vintage of pinot noir, he decided later that he had been mistaken. With time, the wine he thought thin and wan turned complex and delicious.
“We had a bottle with Christmas dinner last year,” Jason Lett said, “and it was fabulous.”
In the earliest and smallest, he is a long-haired, wan Pontormo prince.
Take for a ride - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
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You really took those people for a ride. They really believed you. I was taken for a ride on this matter. 3. Fig. to take away and murder a person. (Underworld.) ...wan
adj., wan·ner, wan·nest.
- Unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress.
- Suggestive or indicative of weariness, illness, or unhappiness; melancholy: a wan expression.
To become pale.
[Middle English, pale, gloomy, from Old English wann, gloomy, dark.]
wanly wan'ly adv.wanness wan'ness n.
wan
━━ a. （-nn-） 青白い, 青ざめた; 病的な, 弱々しい.
wan・ly ━━ ad. 青ざめて; 弱々しく. wan・ness ━━ n. 青白さ; 弱々しさ.deride Show phonetics
verb [T] FORMAL
to laugh at someone or something in a way which shows you think they are ridiculous or of no value:
He derided my singing as pathetic.
This building, once derided by critics, is now a major tourist attraction.
derision Show phonetics
noun [U] FORMAL
when someone or something is laughed at and considered ridiculous or of no value:
They treated his suggestion with derision.
Her speech was met with hoots/howls of derision.
derisive Show phonetics
adjective (ALSO derisory) FORMAL
showing derision:
derisive laughter
a derisive comment/remark
See also derisory.
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