bedlamite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bedlamite
Example Sentences
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The question as to which is preferable thus resolves itself into a choice between common-sense and bedlamite folly.
From Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes by Cabell, James Branch
The devil take the bedlamite old woman," said the counsellor; "will she not let things take their course, prout de lege, but must always be putting in her oar in her own way?—Then,
From Guy Mannering by Scott, Walter, Sir
I see now where the present bedlamite style of coiffure comes from.
From Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag by Alcott, Louisa May
It turned out we were to see more of Landrecies than we expected; for the weather next day was simply bedlamite.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew
I had been captured as the stray bedlamite from Hamilton jail.
From International Short Stories American by Various
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