To: Rummyfan
I looked up the word “compleat” in case I had never come across it before. Did the author mean “complete”? If so, that’s sad. If it’s a play on words of some sort, I missed the joke.
4 posted on
10/05/2023 6:41:48 AM PDT by
thefactor
To: thefactor
It’s an archaic form of complete. I think he’s just being “literary” like the old book “The Compleat Angler”
The definition is the same.
6 posted on
10/05/2023 6:58:02 AM PDT by
Venkman
To: thefactor
Compleat is an anachronistic Brit (Olde English) spelling of the word. The word is legit, the replacement Senator is not.
To: thefactor
It may be a reference to The Compleat Strategist, a very famous game store (board games, card games, role-playing games (e.g. Dungeons and Dragons) in NYC.
Not sure what the connection might be, but that is the only place I've ever seen the word "Compleat" used.
9 posted on
10/05/2023 7:04:35 AM PDT by
Sicon
("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
To: thefactor
It is complete, squared - for effect. Nice word.
To: thefactor
"I looked up the word “compleat” in case I had never come across it before. Did the author mean “complete”? "
Somewhat archaic perhaps, but it is used, based on Izaak Walton's "The Complaet Angler", meaning highly skilled. The word is in my Random House College Dictionary.
13 posted on
10/05/2023 10:56:53 AM PDT by
Hiddigeigei
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