1) A work of great hubris, generally fleeting and devoid of meaning, especially a tremendous structure or public work.
2) Possessing the quality of a warning against such hubris, esp. when the warning is presented ironically.
From the poem Ozymandias by Percy Shelley.
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2) Possessing the quality of a warning against such hubris, esp. when the warning is presented ironically.
From the poem Ozymandias by Percy Shelley.
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1) The ozymandian islands of Dubai will surely fascinate future ethnographers of our wanton and insolent age.
2) Michaelangelo's David was ozymandianly sold on Craig's List, adumbrating the end of the seemingly invulnerable Christie's/Sotheby's nexus.
2) Michaelangelo's David was ozymandianly sold on Craig's List, adumbrating the end of the seemingly invulnerable Christie's/Sotheby's nexus.
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A great soccer player, will beat you in FIFA, an apprentice of a master whom name shall not be introduced.......
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Also called Ozzy or Oz.
Also called Ozzy or Oz.
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Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.
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Ace's Ozymandias Moment was very impactful in showing that he bit off more than he could chew, and paid the price.
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