Posted on 05/31/2012 4:30:29 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".
ventose \VEN-tohs\, adjective
Given to empty talk; windy.
Example sentences:
Anyhow, it is better to wind up that way than to go growling out one's existence as a ventose hypochondriac.
-- Thomas Henry Huxley, Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley
The ventose orator was confounded, and put himself and his glass down together.
-- L. J. Bigelow, Bench and Bar
Etymology:
First used in English in the 1700s, ventose is derived from the Latin word for wind, "vent."
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!
Ventose, the Mess Maker.
*groan*
A for you. I think that’s the spouse’s order at Starbucks.
A+ for you. Let’s hope some eyes have been opened during his term.
Me neither. I’m already sick of the polling calls. A for you.
A for you.
How about a Quick goalie?
He didn’t make the cut, but boy, has he been good! This will be a good series.
A+ for you, F- for Fauxcohontas. Are you playing the latest Twitter game - #elizabethwarrenwasthefirst ?
I’ve not played that twitter game yet.
Looking forward to it now though.
When Obama & all dem (sic) udder blowhards are talkin’ in one little room, youse really gotta ventose arears out ta get ridda da hot air...
I am guessing Brown’s poll #s look so good that no Dem with any character wants to risk the loss. Fauxcohauntus appears to have no such concerns, she’s risked it all on Door#3 and is about to lose everything.
Da Bears. A for you.
Ditka
I’ll take things the McCain campaign wouldn’t have had the guts to do for $1000 Alex.
Super Awesome Fantastic.
Humid, cloudy, not too warm and very still-definately trying to rain...
Obama has already begun to send
His best carnival barkers out
To follow Romney, draw some crowds
And try to generate some doubt
But even the most ventose ones
Are already running out of fuel-
Even Clinton-trained Axelrod
Was just set up for ridicule
Maybe the next clever mouthpiece
Dispatched to do Obama’s bidding
Will show some sense, refuse to go,
Say instead “you must be kidding”
I just heard that he went there and have been howling with glee...
Oh, good-the judge sent the jury back to deliberate again...
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