But poor Andy-even before he was skipped ahead a grade-had always been a chronically picked-upon kid: scrawny, twitchy, lactose-intolerant, with skin so pale it was almost transparent, and a penchant for throwing out words like 'noxious' and 'chthonic' in casual conversation.
( Donna Tartt )
[ The Goldfinch ]
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