Posted on 11/06/2006 4:22:29 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".
inveterate \in-VET-uhr-it\, adjective
1. Firmly established by long persistence; deep-rooted; of long standing.
2. Fixed in habit by long persistence; confirmed; habitual.
Example sentence:
I was an inveterate museum-goer from the age of fourteen, when I'd take the trolley to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts after school and wander the halls of Greek antiquities.
-- Jane Alexander, Command Performance
Etymology:
Inveterate is from the past participle of Latin inveterari, "to grow old, to endure," from in- + vetus, veter-, "old." It is related to veteran, "one who is long experienced in some activity or capacity; an old soldier of long service; one who has served in the armed forces." The noun form is inveteracy or inveterateness.
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
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My inveterate crankiness has a lot to do with the inverterbrate wackos wanting to ruin the country, making it hard for those I venerate.
Words cannot describe the contempt that veterans have for John F'n Kerry...
I got home a bit late, so I've got to go check on my beef burgundy stew and make some biscuits-back later...
Oh, beef. We're having a beef roast tonight. It's in the pressure cooker right now. Smells so good!
That is perfect for Vastie who is always counting down to Christmas for us. A++ for the inveterate optimist of our class, Miss Slippy!
Cheer up Moochie. Lots of early voting and bad weather on election day bodes well for republicans. A for you!
But thank you for the sentiment.
I will cast my ballot tomorrow because I am an inveterate voter, and there will not be any D's on it.
Good for you! A+!
Morning! I'm sponge painting a bath for a customer in three hideous shades of brownish-beige, and there is orange tile in the shower and on the floors. I think when it is finished, the room will look like someone bought ugly tile because it was cheap, then smeared the walls with s***, but if that is the look the customer wants, what do I know...
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