Both Uses of
refute
in
Billy Budd
- In this instance as in so many other instances in these days, the character of this unfortunate man signally refutes ... that peevish saying attributed to the late Dr. Johnson, that patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Chpt 29 *refutes = disproves (shows that something is false)
- In this instance as in so many other instances in these days, the character of this unfortunate man signally refutes, if refutation were needed, that peevish saying attributed to the late Dr. Johnson, that patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.†
Chpt 29
Definition:
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(refute) to disprove or argue against