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Word For The Day, Thursday, May 19, 2006 - sedulous
dictionaries ad nauseum, internet | May 19, 2006 | secret garden

Posted on 05/18/2006 5:56:04 AM PDT 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".

sedulous • \SEJ-uh-luss\ • adjective
1 : involving or accomplished with careful perseverance
2 : diligent in application or pursuit

Example sentence:
Daphne was a sedulous student whose hard work and determination earned her a number of college scholarships.

Etymology:
No fooling—the word "sedulous" ultimately comes from the Latin "se dolus," which literally means "without guile." Those two words were eventually melded into one, "sedulo," meaning "sincerely" or "diligently," and from that root developed the Latin "sedulus" and the English "sedulous." Don't let the "sed-" beginning mislead you; "sedulous" is not related to words such as "sedentary" or "sedate" (which derive from the Latin verb "sedçre," meaning "to sit"). "Sedulous" types are not the sedate or sedentary sort. They're the hardworking types Scottish author Samuel Smiles must have had in mind when he wrote in his 1859 book Self-Help, "Sedulous attention and painstaking industry always mark the true worker."

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 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

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!


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Rise and shine!
1 posted on 05/18/2006 5:56:08 AM PDT by secret garden
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To: Jack Deth; K4Harty; miskie; Dutchgirl; cardinal4; MoochPooch; NeoCaveman; Conspiracy Guy; ...
Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

Here is my example with WFTD.

Discussing the finer points of the president's immigration program requires sedulous scrutiny and thoughtful contemplation, not diarrhea of the mouth.

2 posted on 05/18/2006 5:57:42 AM PDT by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: secret garden

Sedulous effort led to the incredulous effect of getting in without a cup of coffee being split.


3 posted on 05/18/2006 5:58:50 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: secret garden
First? Top Ten?

The chef is here. Good eats for everyone.

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)

4 posted on 05/18/2006 6:00:37 AM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: secret garden

Morning!


5 posted on 05/18/2006 6:01:22 AM PDT by Gabz (Smokers are the beta version)
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To: secret garden; All

Sister Sledulous

6 posted on 05/18/2006 6:02:28 AM PDT by martin_fierro (1979 Pittsburgh Pirates fan)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE; secret garden

Coffee for all!

7 posted on 05/18/2006 6:03:45 AM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll. 17,400+ snide replies and counting!)
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To: secret garden

Present!


8 posted on 05/18/2006 6:05:01 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: secret garden
I'm not sure what type of sedulous effort went into this latest piece of boobery out of SF.......but it has left me incredulous.....

S.F. Board of Supervisors passes smoking ban on public golf courses

Some of the comments on the thread are HILARIOUS!!!

9 posted on 05/18/2006 6:06:18 AM PDT by Gabz (Smokers are the beta version)
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To: secret garden

Bill Clinton: "I did not have sex with that woman..."

Hillary Clinton: "I heard what you said, you louse, and I don't believe a word of it."

10 posted on 05/18/2006 6:06:35 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (Abortion is to family planning what bankruptcy is to financial planning.)
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To: secret garden

Though the media loves to attack
We are winning the War in Iraq
Bush is steady and sedulous
And the libs are incredulous
Their concepts are all out of whack


11 posted on 05/18/2006 6:12:29 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (Abortion is to family planning what bankruptcy is to financial planning.)
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To: secret garden

[** SUCK-UP ALERT **]

The San Antonio Spurs are sedulous in their effort to repeat as champions of the NBA...


12 posted on 05/18/2006 6:14:30 AM PDT by mikrofon (& How 'bout them Sabres?!)
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To: secret garden

She got angry when her boyfriend was flirting with her best friend. She sed-u-LOUS!


13 posted on 05/18/2006 6:37:31 AM PDT by Enterprise (The MSM - Propaganda wing and news censorship division of the Democrat Party.)
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To: Enterprise; theDentist
She got angry when her boyfriend was flirting with her best friend. She sed-u-LOUS!


Bitter at 'er banter, then the lous bit 'er.

(The dent winces.)

14 posted on 05/18/2006 6:44:19 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: secret garden
Hey, what happened to May 18th?
Cancelled without notice?
15 posted on 05/18/2006 6:50:33 AM PDT by TheGrimReaper (Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.)
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To: secret garden

!sgnilhtrae sgniteerg


16 posted on 05/18/2006 6:53:01 AM PDT by Laura Earl (Fitness is a journey not a destination.)
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To: TheGrimReaper; secret garden
Cancelled without notice?

Nah - just for lack of interest :^)

17 posted on 05/18/2006 6:59:32 AM PDT by Gabz (Smokers are the beta version)
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To: mikrofon

i laud you for your open suckupedness!


18 posted on 05/18/2006 7:43:08 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: TheGrimReaper; secret garden

you are going to get a whipping, grimmy. SG i will go and get the switch.


19 posted on 05/18/2006 7:44:00 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: secret garden

Ted the Swimmer, a drinker quite sedulous,
In stentorian tones dupes the credulous,
Of scruples he has none,
Has the conscience of a Hun,
And of Honor is strikingly perdulous.


20 posted on 05/18/2006 7:52:55 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN - 3rd Bn. Fifth Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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