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Word For The Day: DIFFIDENT
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Posted on 09/01/2015 8:21:21 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell

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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".

(DIFFIDENT) ˈdi-fə-dən

hear it pronounced

adjective

1: hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

2 archaic : distrustful

3: reserved, unassertive

— dif·fi·dent·ly adverb

Origin of DIFFIDENT Middle English, from Latin diffident-, diffidens, present participle of diffidere to distrust, from dis- + fidere to trust —

First Known Use: 15th century

shy, bashful, diffident, modest, coy mean not inclined to be forward. shy implies a timid reserve and a shrinking from familiarity or contact with others . bashful implies a frightened or hesitant shyness characteristic of childhood and adolescence . diffident stresses a distrust of one's own ability or opinion that causes hesitation in acting or speaking . modest suggests absence of undue confidence or conceit . coy implies a pretended shyness .

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To: Louis Foxwell

Planned Parent Hoods continue to vivisect
And are covered by media sycophants
While Rinos
Go “O no!”
But then take actions that are diffident.


21 posted on 09/02/2015 6:26:48 AM PDT by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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To: tioga
Never heard the noun form of scintillating before. Two words for the day for the price of one.
22 posted on 09/02/2015 6:31:18 AM PDT by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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To: SAJ

Cute but no award.


23 posted on 09/02/2015 6:31:22 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: nikos1121
Trumpistic?

"Of, or in the manner of a pompous, braying jackass."

24 posted on 09/02/2015 6:31:44 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: NicknamedBob

Similarly cute but without literary merit. Sorry.


25 posted on 09/02/2015 6:31:59 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

You need to have a conversation with SAJ. Peas in a pod.


26 posted on 09/02/2015 6:32:57 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: xsmommy

She needs a new job. I would give her some consideration since the rules just changed. But, yeah, if she has a problem with this, she needs a new job.

It’s a state license. That’s all. Should we allow for conscience if the clerk at the courthouse decides he doesn’t want to be complicit in murder so he refuses to hand out concealed carry permits?


27 posted on 09/02/2015 6:34:24 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Nicely done. Be brave. Be gutsy. Go for it.

Second place

28 posted on 09/02/2015 6:34:31 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: DouglasKC
Precisely. Trump is the anti-diffident candidate.

Third Place

29 posted on 09/02/2015 6:35:40 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Excellent!


30 posted on 09/02/2015 6:39:29 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: left that other site
Yes they are. A perfect understanding.

First Place

31 posted on 09/02/2015 6:40:34 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: Honorary Serb
Correct. Not only queers but moral relativists of all shades.

Honorable Mention Award:


32 posted on 09/02/2015 6:41:56 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: SoothingDave

i’m not defending her actions, just commenting on her bravery in standing up for her beliefs. I believe we are all going to be called upon to stand up for what we believe, sooner rather than later. I hope to be as stalwart when my time comes.


33 posted on 09/02/2015 6:43:20 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
She is courageous.

Constitution Award


34 posted on 09/02/2015 6:43:23 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: tioga
He is indeed a scintillating candidate. The man we most need to ferret out the trolls from their burrows.

Pearls of Wisdom Award:


35 posted on 09/02/2015 6:45:51 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: xsmommy

Yes, she’s brave, if a bit misguided.


36 posted on 09/02/2015 6:46:34 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: Louis Foxwell; SoothingDave

her husband says she has received death threats. he also said he believes in the 2d amdt... I think he has a redneck sense of justice.
The article I read yesterday was pretty ludicrous with mentions of the vapours that the spurned gays were feeling, tearful and trembling at being disrespected by her. I think the intent was to be supportive of them, but in my mind it made them look like sniveling pansies.


37 posted on 09/02/2015 6:47:07 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: nikos1121
Quite so.

Cap obv

38 posted on 09/02/2015 6:48:12 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: xsmommy

How can you not be a fan of pie in the face of the self righteous?


39 posted on 09/02/2015 6:49:08 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: dblshot
Nice effort.

miss limerick

40 posted on 09/02/2015 6:50:45 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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