Word For The Day, Tuesday, 3/12/02

The Verbivores | 3/12/02 | 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. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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animadversion \an-uh-mad-VUR-zhun\, noun:
hebetating; hebetates; hebetated
hebetation; noun
hebetative; adjective

1. Harsh criticism or disapproval.
2. Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame.
3. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception. [Obs.]
4 Monition; warning. [Obs.] --Clarendon.
He dismissed their commissioners with severe and sharp animadversions. --Clarendon.
5. Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment. [Archaic] ``Divine animadversions.'' --Wesley.

Animadversion is from Latin animadversio, animadversion-, from animadversus, past participle of animadverto, animadvertere, to turn the mind toward, from animus, mind, spirit + adverto, advertere, to turn toward, from ad, toward + verto, vertere, to turn. Date: 1599

[NeoCaveman]

animadversion, animadversion, animadversion, animadversion

I misspelled it in my homework.... (putting on duncecap)

[Bella_Bru]

Sweets, anything can be turned into a drinking game.

[RikaStrom]

True, they want something for nothing.

A- (you spelled it wrong) ;-)

[RikaStrom]

I'm a little concerned about that contest! LOL

A+

[xsmommy]

look at you, HD!! way to go, pollack!

[NeoCaveman]

Nice to see you slowpoke. Did you get lost?

[xsmommy]

yes i did and i am sad about it...even with a title 9 situation i was still unable to produce....

[Argh]

Yeah, she was in the wrong classroom AGAIN!

Nah, wishful thinking, there is no wrong classroom (yet) today.

[hobbes1]

She just has an animadversion for mercurity.

[CounterCounterCulture]

That was quite a long fire drill.

The collective Freepers have voiced an animadversion for all the changes and downtime as of late.

~ Üter
The foreign exchange student who wears the goofy lederhosen.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

It'll never happen again, so I'm enjoying it for today.

(as I continue to jump around office and high-five bewildered people)

[Argh]

I think she's got an animadversion to the right classroom.

[hobbes1]

But Isn't it kinda like making the playoffs in a strike season .....

[xsmommy]

i am so very proud of you, HD....

[Hegewisch Dupa]

with replacement player games counting, even...

[xsmommy]

oh please please pretty please let's discuss baseball ad infinitum.....

[hobbes1]

Actually It was football. Get back in the kitchen Hausefrau.

[xsmommy]

ad nauseum, even....knowing that at least one of you is a contrarian....

[NeoCaveman]

Sweets, anything can be turned into a drinking game.

In that case I'm going to the wet bar that camle keeps stocked, there may even be a deck of cards over there.

[hobbes1]

I am not. Hausefrau.