Posted on 03/05/2009 4:20:35 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".
temerity \tuh-MER-uh-tee\, noun
Unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger; rashness.
Example sentences:
The elaborate caution with which the British commander now proceeded stands out in striking contrast with the temerity of his advance upon Bunker Hill in the preceding year.
-- John Fiske, "Washington's Great Campaign of 1776", The Atlantic, January 1889
When English merchants had the temerity to set up a trading post or 'factory' -- junior merchants were known as factors -- the Dutchmen defended their monopoly by massacring them.
-- Anthony Read and David Fisher, The Proudest Day
Drivers with the temerity to accelerate out of turns are likely to encounter torque steer, an unsettling glitch in control as the engine fights to take charge of the steering.
-- Peter Passell, "Mitsubishi Diamante: Back From Down Under", New York Times, February 23, 1997
Throughout the anti-trust trial its executives treated the courts and the US government with sneering contempt, coupled with a ratty annoyance that any public authority should have the temerity to interfere in its business.
-- John Naughton, "Gates must not win at monopoly", The Observer, October 28, 2001
Etymology:
Temerity comes from Latin temeritas, from temere, blindly, rashly.
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!
What, you want me to perform this procedure in my full senses?
Hi there.
By all accounts, anyone with the temerity to criticize the Obama Administration is quickly slapped down.
Pity the fool that don’t respect baby daddy. A+ for you!
Why start now?
Michael Santelli is another example. A for you.
Good...... because the oxycontin is just kicking in... and Mr Morel is about to find out that I never forgave him for hitting me square in the face with a football when we were kids. ;-D
As we race to the left with temerity
Obama still preaches austerity
And the lamestreams adore him
Like Clinton before him
For he is able to fake sincerity
Plus he’s a financial genius, talking about the profit earnings ratios. A+ for you.
"Her presence (Kathleen Parker) in the mainstream media is another example of how the political culture works. Conservatives become acceptable when they disparage conservatives. Rush Limbaugh has never taken the coward's way out -- and he is very amusing.
Bob is one of my favorite writers. A+ for you.
Rashlessly trembling eh? Sounds like my son’s last brush against poison ivy a few years ago.
My sister gets poison ivy if it is within 10 miles of her.
He’s good.
I really like the American Spectator.
Pregnant women denied epidurals 'to boost traditional births'
Chided, yes, but not slapped down, and not going away.
Glad i was born with the external plumbing option!
Capitalist temerity
Results in disparity
So the rich must contribute
For Obama to redistribute
With his Marxism disguised as charity
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