Word For The Day, Friday, December 19, 2003

The Verbivores | 12/19/03 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

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”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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amatory \ah*meh*tow*ree\, adjective:
amatorious; adjective
amatoriously; adverb
amatoriousness; noun

1. Pertaining to, producing, or expressing, sexual love; as, amatory potions. [Obs.]
2. Expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance

The Autumnal Recrudescence of the Amatory Urge

When the birds are cacaphonic in the trees and on the verge
Of the fields in mid-October when the cold is like a scourge.
It is not delight in winter that makes feathered voices surge,
But autumnal recrudescence of the amatory urge.

When the frost is on the punkin' and when leaf and branch diverge,
Birds with hormones reawakened sing a paean, not a dirge.
What's the reason for their warbling? Why on earth this late-year splurge?
The autumnal recrudescence of the amatory urge.

--Susan Stiles, copyright December 1973

Etymology [Latin am t rius, from am tor, lover. See amateur.]

[NYC GOP Chick]

The anti-amatory:

Nasty battle-ax
Crusty pantsuit smells real bad
Its voice, ideas worse

[international american]

I had a feeling you were really Charles Krauthammer.......

[international american]

I"ll give you an A+ right NOW!

[PoorMuttly]

Amatory, amatoriously amatorious amatoriousness is nice...since it could also lead to food.

(I know this very Muttly technique of sentence structure is nigh cheating...but one must admit..it IS rather "Muttly!"...which is FUN!!!!)

[MeekOneGOP]

Really ? Well, it's great. I've already used it too !

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL ! But now I see you already knew that ! haha ! ...

Doh !

[Conspiracy Guy]

Who is that?

[international american]

"Who is that?"

Hmmmmmmmmmmm......

[xsmommy]

wheelchair-bound conservative political pundit and if i am not mistaken, he is also an MD. seen on Brit Hume's show quite often.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Erase the "second hand food rant" reference at the end. I drug too far. Saw it in the lounge.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I know Maxwell Silverhammer.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I have got to start watching TV more.

[xsmommy]

believe me, i watch VERY little. i never catch the popular culture references in the classroom, but i watch Fox news all the time and i am up on the political people and media types on there.

[MeekOneGOP]

ha ! I was wondering about that part, but went with it. hehe. Killed it now.

[Argh]

I'm off work for three weeks beginning tonight, but I'll drop in to be annoying from time to time.

[Conspiracy Guy]

XSMommy told me who he is. Is he funny like CG.

[Conspiracy Guy]

LE and I only watch TV when the weather is bad.

[Conspiracy Guy]

LE here. I'm at CG's office for his Christmas luncheon. Didn't get too much cut off yesterday. I'm bouncin' and behavin'!

[international american]

"Is he funny like CG."

On occasion, but he is a serious guy most of the time.
Good writer.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I can be serious. Click world on my profile page.