Posted on 06/01/2009 5:26:55 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 6/1/09
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".
pernicious; adj.
1. causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie. 2. deadly; fatal: a pernicious disease. 3. Obsolete. evil; wicked
Etymology: 151525; < L perniciōsus ruinous, equiv. to pernici(ēs) ruin (per- per- + -nici-, comb. form of nex death, murder (s. nec-) + -iēs n. suffix) + -ōsus -ous
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....
Here is my example with WFTD.
Unfortunately, many freepers do not comprehend the pernicious effect murderers such as Scott Roeder have on the pro-life movement. If we are pro-life we must be in favor of preserving the lives of baby-killers, not just the unborn. Tiller was innocent in the eyes of the law; God will judge the guilt or innocence of his soul.
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
No pushing at the door please!
ping.a. ling.
Good morning.
Pernicious Knids.
Happy Monday!
mernin to you, too.
he has a tie on, so that can’t be the date night. dang, i sure wish my hub was prez so he could fly me to NYC at the drop of a hat for a date. good work if’n you kin get it. A++
Obama’s pernicious plan to “save” the sconomy is killing the economy. Unemployment atthe highest in 25+ years, we’re about to lose the AAA rating, deficits and debts beyond calculation. This is what happens when a bunch of welfare-bound yahoos put a two-bit communitiy organizer in charge of a powerful nation.
that pic raises my BP. extra + for the extra credit HW.
A++ is he really trying to save it, i wonder?
His fix-it policies are making the economy look more and more like pernicious anemia.
A++ i am not convinced he is fixing, or even attempting to.
i could be wrong but i think W when dressed in a suit always looked impeccable, but Obams looks like a little kid, not accustomed to wearing a tie, neck of the shirt a bit too loose, tie not cinched up just right etc.
Fixin don’t necessairly mean makin it right.
Congress would probably give him one if he asked.
Sotomayor’s appointment is pernicious
She’s a marxist, a racist, and vicious
White males can’t compete
Sonia’s got them all beat
At grilling “pollo” and doing the dishes
A+++ she makes a killer pollo a la brasa!
Pernicious can also be a medical word as in Pernicious Anemia, which is caused by Vitamin B12 malabsorbtion. Here's a pitchure. Note the giant white cells and large washed-out appearing red cells.
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