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- Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:53 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: grizzled
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4123
grizzled
When I was a young (non-grizzled) reader, I would often come across this word. Being too lazy (at the time) to stop and look it up, I inferred from context that it meant a scruffy looking older man. Since now I am grizzled to the nth degree, it's comforting to know I'm not scruffy looking (although ...
- Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:45 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: congeries
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6188
- Thu Jul 15, 2010 4:51 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: congeries
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6188
congeries
con·ge·ries /kɒnˈdʒɪəriz, ˈkɒndʒəriz/ [kon-jeer-eez, kon-juh-reez] –noun(used with a singular or plural verb) a collection of items or parts in one mass; assemblage; aggregation; heap: From the airplane the town resembled a congeries of tiny boxes. Origin: 1610–20; < L: a heap, equiv. to conger- ...
- Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:12 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: symposium
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4979
- Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:33 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: symposium
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4979
symposium
Here's to symposia of all ilk (but especially #4). https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Symposium ___________________ sym·po·si·um /sɪmˈpoʊziəm/ [sim-poh-zee-uhm] –noun,plural-si·ums, -si·a /-ziə/ [-zee-uh] 1. a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, esp. a meeting a...
- Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:01 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: dowager
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4049
dowager
I always thought this word had more to do with age. I was unaware of the title or property aspect. See what researching for Good Word suggestions does for one's knowledge? dow·a·ger /ˈdaʊədʒər/ Show Spelled[dou-uh-jer] –noun 1. a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, e...
- Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:21 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: hie
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6521
hie
I've always liked this word. hie /haɪ/ verb,hied, hie·ing or hy·ing. –verb (used without object) 1. to hasten; speed; go in haste. –verb (used with object) 2. to hasten (oneself): Hie yourself down to this once-in-a-lifetime sale! Origin: bef. 900; ME hien, hyen, OE hīgian to strive; c. D hijgen ...
- Tue May 25, 2010 9:55 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: ditto
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11244
- Mon May 24, 2010 8:05 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: ditto
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11244
- Mon May 24, 2010 3:24 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: ditto
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11244
ditto
dit·to (dĭt'ō) n. pl. dit·tos 1. The same as stated above or before. 2. A duplicate; a copy. 3. A pair of small marks ( " ) used to indicated that the word, phrase, or figure given above is to be repeated. adv. As before. tr.v. dit·toed, dit·to·ing, dit·tos To duplicate (a document, for example...
- Thu May 06, 2010 11:49 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: raucous
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5306
- Wed May 05, 2010 10:14 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: raucous
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5306
raucous
rau·cous /ˈrɔkəs/ [raw-kuhs] –adjective 1. harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter. 2. rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party. Origin: 1760–70; < L raucus hoarse, harsh, rough; see -ous —Related forms rau·cous·ly, adverb rau·cous·ness, rau·ci·ty /ˈrɔsɪti/ [raw-si-tee], noun —Synonyms...
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:41 am
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: North Vs. South
- Replies: 23
- Views: 89119
Yep, I grew up saying the same thing. I later read that such usage was common in the south, although for the life of me, I can't remember where I read it. (Maybe the Playboy Advisor?) Anyway, odds are that such usage has fallen out of favor, given the loosening of standards in the mass media over th...
- Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:27 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: North Vs. South
- Replies: 23
- Views: 89119
- Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:46 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: North Vs. South
- Replies: 23
- Views: 89119