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First published 2005 (SND, online supplement).
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DESCRY, v. To miscall, denounce. [obs. in Eng.] Sc. 2003 Daily Telegraph 24 Mar 22:
The obvious problem is that we Brits just don't seem to do nationalism as well as the Irish, often having a worrying predilection to descry the more despicable aspects of the creed.Sc. 2003 Scotsman 15 Sep 6:
Watsonians may not play as badly again, but this result could downgrade their ambitions from being title contenders to securing a place in the upper half of the table. Such a place should not be beyond Hawick either, on this evidence, but, in an inconsistent league, it is simply too early to descry how the hierarchy will end up.