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Word for the Day, Monday, May 23, 2016 - Complaisant
Dicionary.com ^ | Monday | tioga

Posted on 05/23/2016 8:50:00 AM PDT by tioga


In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

Complaisant

Adjective

    Inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant: the most complaisant child I've ever met.


Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)

Practice makes perfect.....post on....

Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)

Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister

Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate


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1 posted on 05/23/2016 8:50:00 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

I’ve always used “Complacent”.


2 posted on 05/23/2016 8:52:08 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: tioga

Obama’s active supporters frighten sane people, but the complaisant republican politicians who enable his shenanigans merely disappoint.


3 posted on 05/23/2016 8:53:08 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Somebody who agrees with me 80% of the time is a friend and ally, not a 20% traitor. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Bullish; secret garden; xsmommy; VRWCmember; SoothingDave; Texan5; NicknamedBob; ...

Roll Call.


4 posted on 05/23/2016 8:53:08 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Gaffer

Use whatever you want, but if you ever come across this word in your reading, you will know what it is.


5 posted on 05/23/2016 8:54:13 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Pollster1

So TRUE. A++


6 posted on 05/23/2016 8:54:38 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

The GOP (pre-Mr.Trump) will be remembered as the
most complaisant, complicit, treasonous, self-serving,
conservative-backstabbing, IRS-abusing,
IslamicTerrorist-arming, felon-protecting, lying,
and self-EXEMPT egregous, reprehensible
wrongly-elected criminals
in the history of the United States of America.


7 posted on 05/23/2016 8:54:43 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: tioga

Good answer!! Thanks for opening the room for me.


8 posted on 05/23/2016 8:55:55 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Gaffer
com·pla·cent kəmˈplās(ə)nt/ adjective - showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

com·plai·sant kəmˈplāsənt/ adjective - willing to please others; obliging; agreeable.

I believe that they have the same root but slightly different meanings.

9 posted on 05/23/2016 8:56:11 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Somebody who agrees with me 80% of the time is a friend and ally, not a 20% traitor. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: tioga

That’s fine. But this is the FIRST time I have ever seen “complaisant”.


10 posted on 05/23/2016 8:56:34 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: tioga

The Uniparty traitors would be less complacent, if the American media would stop being so complaisant.


11 posted on 05/23/2016 8:58:37 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Texan5; xsmommy; SoothingDave

OMGosh, the summer DOG wars are on. Huge scene in the ‘hood last night and it continues with retaliation this morning. It’s gonna either be over when they get him to court or the longest summer on record. I cannot believe it. His dogs bark nonstop for hours, a neighbor just flipped and went down and yelled at him about it, his dog lunged at her and bit her....I saw it all and called the cops. Half the ‘hood gave statements last night and he got an appearance ticket. This morning he starts harassing her and throwing dog poop at their property. Cops were called back. Cop is coming for my statement later today. I cannot believe this has all erupted so quickly. My pool is not even open.


12 posted on 05/23/2016 9:00:05 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Diogenesis

Phew, glad you got that off your chest! A++


13 posted on 05/23/2016 9:01:02 AM PDT by tioga
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To: xsmommy

No problem.


14 posted on 05/23/2016 9:01:20 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Pollster1

Good catch.


15 posted on 05/23/2016 9:01:59 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Gaffer

That’s why we have a word for the day. To learn new words.


16 posted on 05/23/2016 9:02:28 AM PDT by tioga
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To: BenLurkin

Right on! A++


17 posted on 05/23/2016 9:03:10 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

That’s not a word I will ever use.....


18 posted on 05/23/2016 9:03:25 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: tioga

thank you


19 posted on 05/23/2016 9:04:25 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Somebody who agrees with me 80% of the time is a friend and ally, not a 20% traitor. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: BenLurkin

nicely done


20 posted on 05/23/2016 9:05:34 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Somebody who agrees with me 80% of the time is a friend and ally, not a 20% traitor. - Ronald Reagan)
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