Posted on 01/12/2006 5:00:50 AM PST by secret garden
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".
dubiety \doo-BY-uh-tee; dyoo-\, noun
1. The condition or quality of being doubtful or skeptical.
2. A matter of doubt.
Example sentences:
Kennedy and O'Connor may think that Title 3 has been violated, but O'Connor and the chief justice are not convinced that the Supreme Court was meant to litigate challenges under that federal statute, and their dubiety here is shared by Justices Scalia and Souter.
--Hadley Arkes, "A Morning at the Court," National Review, December 2, 2000
I want every inconsistency, every dubiety, every ambiguity left in.
--David Maclean, quoted in David Hencke, "Tories plot hunt bill dirty tricks," The Guardian, January 17, 2001
Etymology: Dubiety is from Late Latin dubietas, from Latin dubius, "doubtful, uncertain."
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....
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
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Here is my example with WFTD.
If there was any dubiety of the dems' special purpose, there was no doubt left yesterday.
Morning, miss SG.
Good morning!
Many of my high school buddies were into smoking dubieties.
Doboyity.
top 10
dafreaky........is more like it.
Morning!!!!
GRUMBLEMUMBLE.........school's delayed 2 hours because of fog........
Leaky reeks of dubiety,
Scotch is the swimmer's deity,
On Alito they flail,
For that holy grail,
That will plug turban's piehole, a sight to see!
Good morning ti. You're 1st!
Good morning! Second place.
And is there is any dubiety you were there at the time? Third place!
That picture is worth a thousand WsFTD. A+!
Cinco es dubya!
Better safe than sorry.
A+. I am hoping Turbin is the one driven to tears today.
Senator Coburn, please pick up the white phone. LOL.
Seriesly, Trubin the dubious purveyor of dubiety should be deported to Dubai.
Morning!
There is certainly no dubiety
Of the 'rat party's intentions
Of trying to Bork Alito-after all
It's one of their biggest inventions
For them to allow fat Teddy
To huff and puff and lie
Was as ill-advised as the rudeness
That made Mrs. Alito cry
The total lack of civility
Is enough to raise your hackles-
Their party emblem should be changed
From donkeys into jackals
I'm off to work-back later...
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