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Word for the Day, Tuesday, February 11, 2003
02/11/2003 | Verbivores

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."





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Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

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!

1 posted on 02/11/2003 9:29:29 AM PST by VRWCmember
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To: dubyaismypresident; xsmommy; Slip18; hobbes1; Argh; TheGrimReaper; SeaDragon; RikaStrom; Gabz; ...
Roll Call!
2 posted on 02/11/2003 9:29:56 AM PST by VRWCmember
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Get your truant arses in here.
3 posted on 02/11/2003 9:30:31 AM PST by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember
!
4 posted on 02/11/2003 9:30:54 AM PST by hobbes1
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To: VRWCmember
What did you do to Miss Bella ?
5 posted on 02/11/2003 9:31:17 AM PST by hobbes1
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To: hobbes1
Dont know where she is, but I thought I'd open the class. Gotta go now.
6 posted on 02/11/2003 9:32:45 AM PST by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember

Trent and his colleagues, stand in support of Miguel Estrada.

7 posted on 02/11/2003 9:33:44 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: VRWCmember
Dont know where she is, but I thought I'd open the class. Gotta go now.

Are you Scott Peterson ?

8 posted on 02/11/2003 9:34:20 AM PST by hobbes1
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To: hobbes1
he didn't sell her car, he just opened class....
9 posted on 02/11/2003 9:34:58 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
i am not watching, only listening, but is Trent wearing a SERAPE in lieu of his Dashiki in order to speak up for Miguelito?

No...LOL

10 posted on 02/11/2003 9:35:25 AM PST by hobbes1
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To: VRWCmember
First? Top Ten?

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)

11 posted on 02/11/2003 9:35:47 AM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: VRWCmember
It was for purely supercilious reasons that I changed my FReep handle from lds23 to P.O.E.

12 posted on 02/11/2003 9:36:33 AM PST by P.O.E. (The names have been changed to protect the innocent. :-)
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To: VRWCmember; Bella_Bru; coteblanche
Please allow me to post this supercilious picture of Jean Cretien here, which I just posted in yesterday's classroom:


And for good measure, a satirical magazine cover re Hollywood's supercilious political loudmouths:


You're welcome!

13 posted on 02/11/2003 9:36:36 AM PST by Argh
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To: P.O.E.
hi lds, what does POE stand for? is your name Edgar? ; )
14 posted on 02/11/2003 9:37:43 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: VRWCmember
Sheesh. Step away for a minute to do some work, and now I'm labeled "truant!"
15 posted on 02/11/2003 9:37:58 AM PST by Eala
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BULL$H!T. NO ONE SHOULD LEAVE.

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.

16 posted on 02/11/2003 9:39:15 AM PST by hobbes1
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To: hobbes1
they are off to their lunch parties....
17 posted on 02/11/2003 9:40:42 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: Argh
this supercilious picture of Jean Cretien

Not to kvetch, but shouldn't that be either "Chrétien" or "Cretin"?

18 posted on 02/11/2003 9:41:49 AM PST by Eala (i love it when i kvetch spelling erors *;-)
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To: VRWCmember; Bella_Bru
Homework:

French/Hollywierd/Democrat quote of the day, before Iraq blew up several million of Hillary's NY liberal voters, "Supercilious, we thought Saddamn was an international pacifist and all-around good guy."

19 posted on 02/11/2003 9:42:39 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (ABCNNBCBS lie!)
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To: Eala
The first, I was in too much of a hurry, thanks. See you later.
20 posted on 02/11/2003 9:42:41 AM PST by Argh
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