Word For The Day: Monday, July 28, 2003

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | July 28, 2003 | The Verbivores

[VRWCmember]

Word For The Day, Monday, July 28, 2003: Fugacious

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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".

quietus \kwye-EE-tus\ noun
1. final settlement (as of a debt)
2. removal from activity; especially death *
3. something that quiets or represses

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

Example sentence: "This book is also about the death of Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria, a quietus that for reasons not satisfactorily explained has been placed a year later than it actually occurred." (Ruth Rendell, _The New York Times Book Review_, April 6, 1986)

Did you know?
In the early 1500s, English speakers adopted the Medieval Latin phrase "quietus est" (literally "he is quit") as the name for the writ of discharge exempting a baron or knight from payment of a knight's fee to the king. The expression was later shortened to "quietus" and applied to the termination of any debt. William Shakespeare was the first to use "quietus" as a metaphor for the termination of life: "For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, ...When he himself might his quietus make / With a bare bodkin?" (_Hamlet_). The third meaning, which is more influenced by "quiet" than "quit," appeared in the 19th century. It sometimes occurs in the phrase "put the quietus on" (as in, "The bad news put the quietus on their celebration").

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....

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[xsmommy]

I was hoping for the final quietus of the Falls Church jihadist, but apparently the judge didn't see fit to order that. good grief!

[Gabz]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

XSMOMMY!!!!!!!!!!!

[theDentist]

Hello! I have ended my quietus and returned to class. It was a vacation and yes, I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Seems the Hussein boys have begun their own quietus, and the Marines are continuing to try and get their ol' Dad to join them. The sooner, the better.

[xsmommy]

thanks, gabz! i am a year older as of yesterday. : )

[xsmommy]

good for you and welcome back!

[NeoCaveman]

Nice rainbow effect on your letters.

[Gabz]

You don't look a day older than you did on Friday!!!!!!!

[VRWCmember]

Are you classy green-eyed blonde today?

[VRWCmember]

Nice rainbow effect on your letters.

WWCGEBD?

[Gabz]

Thanks.

It's a really neat little (free) program - let me see if I can find a link to the download.

[NeoCaveman]

That Castro-loving punk of a dictator in Venezuela is carping that his enemies are planning his quietus. Frankly I hope so, the only good Commie is a dead Commie.

[Gabz]

Are you classy green-eyed blonde today?

No, why????

I don't think I even understand the reference..........

[TheGrimReaper]

Time has put the final quietus on a century of goodwill and good Hope....

[xsmommy]

; )

[Gabz]

Colorizer

[Gabz]

Hey, subby teach, did you put the quietus on today's word???

Word For The Day, Monday, July 28, 2003: Fugacious

I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO confused!!!!

[VRWCmember]

If you don't remember classy greeneyed blonde, she/he used to use similar colorized lettering on all her/his posts.

[xsmommy]

i have actually seen one of these what would Wellstone do bumper stickers. how sacrilegious is that? i do have to LOL at the "He's dead, get over it" one, though.

[camle]

interesting, considering the source (grimmy) ironic. RIP Bob.

[VRWCmember]

OOPS! I pulled a previous template and thought I replaced the previous word (fugacious) with the current word (quietus) everywhere. Serves me right for not proofreading better.