Posted on 09/02/2004 6:43:51 AM PDT by xsmommy
p>Word For The Day, Thursday, Sept. 2,2004
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".
AVUNCULAR
1.(-vngky-lr) adj. Of or having to do with an uncle. Regarded as characteristic of an uncle, especially in benevolence or tolerance
duty.
*vun"cu*lar\, a. [L. avunculus uncle.] Of or pertaining to an uncle.
In these rare instances, the law of pedigree, whether direct or avuncular, gives way. --I. Taylor.
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The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Avuncular.
Well, duh.
Oh.
Sorry.
(I mean, doesn't everybody know that the dnc is avastuncular to the trial lawyers' guilt? (Er, guild.)
-Mark Twain-
Grimmy, you're not in Frances' path, are you?
No, not unless she takes a HARD LEFT TURN within the next 30 minutes.
You are leaving town, aren't you, Joe?
I'm watching the weather channel. Hopefully, she'll take a hard right and head out to sea.
A++ welcome to class. glad you enjoyed Zell as much as i did!
morning, or should i say good afternoon, vast sweety. my presence was required at the mall and for lunch today with the darling xsdaughters. : )
panty thieves abound! A+
A++ i love Britt.
i thought of your tagline when i picked this word for today : ) you get extra credit just for being you !
A+ robt for your misuse. hope you got some dinner last night.
A++++ our beloved slippy is BAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!
Hi Miss Slip nice to see you again. Where have you been? Wherever it was I hope it was fun.
Hey Slippie!!!! How ya doin'?
BellSouth is prepping for the worst.
Dick Cheney, obviously, was rolling out his position as the attack dog for the Republican ticket, although he did it in those avuncular terms, that kind of wry humor that he has. And we will be hearing more about that, raising the United Nations, a sensitive war on terror, a commander in chief who doesn‘t support, he says, his troops in combat—Tim.
He was handing the baton over to Tim Russert.
You probably had the word planned way beforehand, but I had to laugh when I read it. LOL!
The whole interview with Zell Miller was posted. Oh, that was good. We did watch it last night but missed MSNBC's interview.
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