Word For The Day, Monday, 8/5/02

The Verbivores | 8/5/02 | 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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minatory \MIN-uh-tor-ee\, adjective or minacious:
minatorial; adjective
minatorily or minaciously; adverb
minacity or minaciousness; noun

1. Threatening; menacing.
2. Of a menacing or threatening nature; minacious

[H]e was often observed peeping through the bars of a gate and making minatory gestures with his small forefinger while he scolded the sheep with an inarticulate burr, intended to strike terror into their astonished minds.
--George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss

Etymology: Late Latin minatorius, from Latin minari to threaten . Date: 1532

[RikaStrom]

Uhm.... I think there's a minor glitch with that link. :-)

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[hobbes1]

Quit moaning dammit.

[NeoCaveman]

Here is the Steyn link

The other link is the Austrian's government's minatorial against moaning.

[NeoCaveman]

Quit moaning dammit.

Good thing this isn't Austria...LOL

[christine]

torpor??

argh and torpor are most definitely not synonymous!

[Slip18]

"Quit moaning dammit."

Got this from another thread. LOL!

[RikaStrom]

I saw that artical, it was extremely logical and well written..... thereby insuring that the antis completely ignore it.

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[RikaStrom]

Oh gag.

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[NeoCaveman]

Hey Cook did you know the lady who wrote this letter to Maxim magazine August 2002. She wrote.

Your June feature "Guide to North American Girls" was really clever. However I think you left out a very important species: Domesticus non compensatum, the tired, overworked housewife who will scrap it all for a weekend fling with a Brazillian exchange student....And by the way we don't wear anything underneath our aprons.
Emily,
Denver, CO.

[Slip18]

"And by the way we don't wear anything underneath our aprons."

They wear aprons? Is it cold there or something?

[christine]

"Quit moaning"

i doubt you really mean that ;)

[hobbes1]

I prefer SCREAMING....lol

[NeoCaveman]

They wear aprons? Is it cold there or something?

In the winter.

I was lounging by the pool and when I read that in the magazine I laughed outloud.

[gunshy]

I live in a small town in northern California. It is growing pretty fast and will soon be classified as a minacity.

[RikaStrom]

Oh I can't tell you how thrilled I am about football season...

[xsmommy]

i share in your joy, miss rika....

[RikaStrom]

LOL, I've lived up north too. Too much snow and not enough summer. :-)

[RikaStrom]

LOL

[hobbes1]

Oh I can't tell you how thrilled I am about football season...

What good woman isn't..?

[hobbes1]

see above.