What does impostrous mean?
Impostrous means (archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful..
1846-56, George Grote, A History of Greece Rhetoric (argues Plato in the dialogue called Gorgias) is no art whatever, but a mere unscientific knack, enslaved to the dominant prejudices, and nothing better than an impostrous parody on the true political art.
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Impostrous means (archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful..
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1846-56, George Grote, A History of Greece Rhetoric (argues Plato in the dialogue called Gorgias) is no art whatever, but a mere unscientific knack, enslaved to the dominant prejudices, and nothing better than an impostrous parody on the true political art.
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