Posted on 02/16/2006 4:32:28 AM PST by secret garden
Word For The Day, Thursday, February 16, 2006 - pixilated
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".
pixilated • \PIK-suh-lay-tud\• adjective
1 : somewhat unbalanced mentally; also : bemused
2 : whimsical
Example sentence:
In 1998, Julie Taymor won a Tony Award for her original, pixilated costume and puppet designs that gave life to Disney's The Lion King on the stage.
Etymology: "Pixilated" is an American coinage that dates back to about the mid-19th century. A pixilated person behaves as if under the spell of pixies or enchanted by them. The word has been used to describe people who are confused (as though they have seen a pixie) or intoxicated (to the point that they are seeing pixies); it can also be used for people who are like playfully mischievous pixies themselves. Today, "pixilated" usually means "somewhat unbalanced mentally," "bemused," or "whimsical." Additionally, it has fairly recently begun popping up in the digital realm as a word describing an image (as on a computer or television screen) that is made up of a large number of pixels. This recent usage, which we are monitoring for entry in our dictionary, is also commonly spelled "pixelated."
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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!
As an EMT, I loved it.
I vote no, since he was consciously attempting to do the Almighty's job. No new angels.
If what Robert submits sometimes can be counted as homework, so can your post! Title 9 and all that... A for you!
A+ ti! Good one.
Buchanan is never happier than when he's griping. A+ dubs!
Seems like the shoppers around here think things are just fine.....the shelves looked like the day after Christmas and it was just Valentine's Day. I'd say the glass is more than half full.
Disney agrees. A for you.
Yes, but the economic illiterates will just discount it as people ringing up more debt. Those nadering nabobs of negativity irritate me.
Somebody got it. ;)
As for this household, we deal in cash only......or the check card. NO debt.
Well, not no debt, but we are not using credit cards.
Baaaaaaaaa, baaa, bad.
Oops, almost forgot your grade. A+ Arghy! Try not to faint.
:^)
Awesome. It is rare to get them back. We had a good save awhile back, he came by the station during a training session to thank the crew.
Ava was keeping me company today. She just went home, but she was helping me with the keyboard. ;)
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