arcadian
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Most naturist resorts are arcadian retreats from city life.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2015
It idealises its lowlifes as if they were arcadian shepherds, not so very remote from the outlaws, buckaroos, rodeo riders and Appalachian rustics in Aaron Copland's ballets.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2010
The elegant ladies in long robes who cavort under a canopy of trees in Cross’s arcadian “L’Air du Soir” feel entirely decorative and superfluous.
From Washington Post
"Molten incandescence," "submerged iridescence," "celestial," "arcadian," "skyrocketing" were some of the words that critics were using to describe, of all things, the symphony orchestra which for a decade had been the Sick Man of Chicago.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Really, pet, it is quite arcadian," the worthy dame would remark to her daughter.
From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield
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