oxímoron
- Examples
Beatriz era alta, frágil, muy ligeramente inclinada: había en su andar (si el oximoron es tolerable) una como graciosa torpeza, un principio de éxtasis; Carlos Argentino es rosado, considerable, canoso, de rasgos finos. | Beatriz had been tall, frail, slightly stooped; in her walk there was (if the oxymoron may be allowed) a kind of uncertain grace, a hint of expectancy. Carlos Argentino was pink-faced, overweight, gray-haired, fine-featured. |
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