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Much of that heartache is dispensed by the popular musician Ivor Novello (a smoldering, viperous Jeremy Irvine), who sings his witty ditties at the piano and dispenses little nuggets of verbal poison everywhere else.
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Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022
Close is deliciously viperous as a French noblewoman seeking revenge on her ex-husband in Stephen Frears' sumptuous adaptation of the play and novel.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2021
Veazey is in the Glenn Close role — that of the Marquise de Merteuil, a viperous noblewoman of 18th-century France who enters into a cruel game with her former lover, the Vicomte de Valmont.
—Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Nov. 2020
The gossip in the book is fluorescently transparent and sweetly viperous, like a pink snakeskin sandal with a PVC upper.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2020
Rachel Cusk has long been one of the finest and most invigorating stylists writing in English, graced with scientific precision, meticulous syntax, and a viperous wit.
—Valeria Luiselli, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2019
Luke Bradt, as the viperous Mordred, exudes negative charisma.
—Julia M. Klein, Philly.com, 27 May 2018
Within minutes, a single unexpectedly shocking line reveals both her viperous tongue and the sheer bitterness of her character.
—Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, 1 Nov. 2017
Other familiar faces include Marissa Gold (Sarah Steele), who returns as Diane’s assistant; the viperous law partner David Lee (Zach Grenier); and Charles Abernathy (Denis O’Hare), one of the quirky judges on the original show’s packed bench.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2017
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Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022
Close is deliciously viperous as a French noblewoman seeking revenge on her ex-husband in Stephen Frears' sumptuous adaptation of the play and novel.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2021
Veazey is in the Glenn Close role — that of the Marquise de Merteuil, a viperous noblewoman of 18th-century France who enters into a cruel game with her former lover, the Vicomte de Valmont.
—Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Nov. 2020
The gossip in the book is fluorescently transparent and sweetly viperous, like a pink snakeskin sandal with a PVC upper.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2020
Rachel Cusk has long been one of the finest and most invigorating stylists writing in English, graced with scientific precision, meticulous syntax, and a viperous wit.
—Valeria Luiselli, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2019
Luke Bradt, as the viperous Mordred, exudes negative charisma.
—Julia M. Klein, Philly.com, 27 May 2018
Within minutes, a single unexpectedly shocking line reveals both her viperous tongue and the sheer bitterness of her character.
—Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, 1 Nov. 2017
Other familiar faces include Marissa Gold (Sarah Steele), who returns as Diane’s assistant; the viperous law partner David Lee (Zach Grenier); and Charles Abernathy (Denis O’Hare), one of the quirky judges on the original show’s packed bench.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2017
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“Viperous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viperous. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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viperous
adjective
vi·per·ous
ˈvī-pə-rəs 
1
: viperine
2
: having the qualities attributed to a viper : spiteful, malevolent
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