Posted on 02/11/2003 9:29:29 AM PST by VRWCmember
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 for 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....
supercilious \soo-per-SIH-lee-uss\ (adjective):
Example sentence:
Brooke's snooty remarks and consistently supercilious attitude alienated virtually all of her colleagues.
Did you know?
Arrogant and disdainful types tend to raise an eyebrow at anything they consider beneath them. The original supercilious crowd must have shown that raised-eyebrow look often, because the adjective "supercilious" derives from "supercilium," Latin for "eyebrow." (We plucked our adjective and its meaning from the Latin adjective "superciliosus.") The term has been used in English to describe the censoriously overbearing since the late 1500s, when playwright Ben Jonson used it thus: "There are, no doubt, a supercilious race in the world who will esteeme all office, done you in this kind, an injurie."
I know we've had this word before, but it's been quite a while and there is plenty of current news that makes this a good word for today.
Here is my example with WFTD.
The only thing worse than the pontification of supercilious entertainers on political issues is ranting of airheaded "journalists" who claim that we common folk shouldn't dismiss the "stars" and their views.
Stars' views shouldn't be so easily written off (Barf Alert)
Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
No pushing at the door please!
Trent and his colleagues, stand in support of Miguel Estrada.
Are you Scott Peterson ?
No...LOL
Pediatricians are men of little patients.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
And for good measure, a satirical magazine cover re Hollywood's supercilious political loudmouths:
You're welcome!
If they are going to Filibuster make'em Stay....Like Ole strom did.
Hey Ari is ON, wonder if he will get asked about Billary's assertions this AM.
Not to kvetch, but shouldn't that be either "Chrétien" or "Cretin"?
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