Meaning of Canutish | Babel Free
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Examples
“Whether or not the more extreme expressions of these fears are justified, gigantic commercial and cultural forces unleashed in the last⟳ decade mean⟳ that Canutish resistance to the digitisation of large swathes of academic culture is futile.”
“[…] the 1927 Cinematograph Films Act's Canutish attempt⟳ to stem the tide with its quota system […]”
“As tensions rose between Downing Street and Bonn, and we attacked in the paper her Canutish resistance to great events which she possessed no power to influence⟳, some Tories began openly to denounce the Telegraph's 'treachery'.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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