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The problem is that "glorified" is a sarcastic term. In means "wannabe" or "dressed up attempting to be something else." If you put a big fancy necklace on a dog, it's a "glorified collar." The t...
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2019-12-13T12:00:21Z (about 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T03:18:29Z (about 5 years ago)
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The problem is that "glorified" is a sarcastic term. In means "wannabe" or "dressed up attempting to be something else." If you put a big fancy necklace on a dog, it's a "glorified collar." The thing actually is a collar, but you're dressing it up to try to make it more than that. A novel which has clearly been padded, stuffed, and overextended could be a "glorified novella." (So it _should_ be a novella if you take the fat out.) I would never read "glorified delivery" as "a delivery full of glory," which what you intended. A glorified delivery is when the Publishers Clearing House people show up with balloons and TV cameras and a band to hand you an envelope which the mail carrier would have done without all the fuss.
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2014-01-11T14:10:05Z (almost 11 years ago)
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