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 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.
Discussing the finer points of the president's immigration program requires sedulous scrutiny and thoughtful contemplation, not diarrhea of the mouth.
Sedulous effort led to the incredulous effect of getting in without a cup of coffee being split.
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)
Morning!
Sister Sledulous
Coffee for all!
Present!
S.F. Board of Supervisors passes smoking ban on public golf courses
Some of the comments on the thread are HILARIOUS!!!
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."
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
[** SUCK-UP ALERT **]
The San Antonio Spurs are sedulous in their effort to repeat as champions of the NBA...
She got angry when her boyfriend was flirting with her best friend. She sed-u-LOUS!
(The dent winces.)
!sgnilhtrae sgniteerg
Nah - just for lack of interest :^)
i laud you for your open suckupedness!
you are going to get a whipping, grimmy. SG i will go and get the switch.
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.
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