Posted on 05/22/2014 7:09:39 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".
Ophelian (o-FEE-lee-uhn) adjective
Displaying madness, suicidal tendencies, and similar characteristics.
Example sentence:
"She had an Ophelian streak of potential craziness that he had, since day one, deemed wiser to steer clear of."
--Jean-Christophe Valtat; Aurorarama; Melville House; 2010.
Etymology:
After Ophelia, a character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, who is driven to insanity and kills herself. Earliest documented use: 1903.
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
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!
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Ugh. Coffee.
i hope this isn’t an in memoriam thread???
Oh! Philmeanother cup, please.
i actually meant for Ophelia, but glad to hear you are somewhat improved ; )
Ms Clinton, political chameleon
Uses logic not Aristotelean
All facts are rejected
So that she gets elected
Her head bump made her much more Ophelian
"Army Major (Hasan) Played Role in Presidential (Obama) Transition"
A+ for you and welcome to WFTD!
You know, I am so disoriented here I didn’t even make that connection. Yesterday I checked the mailbox twice, once after I had already BROUGHT IN the mail an hour ago. That’s messed up.
Correction, I checked it THREE TIMES! The first time it was empty, the second I brought the mail in, and the third I think I was remembering when I checked the first time but not the second. No serious work for me this week.
I hope to bring the Amos N’ Andy-Bonics ...perspective to the table...
THank you!!
And here I thought it meant “lobster-like”.
While he publicly “commiserated” with the common man (and privately “comforted” the interns), to his driven & power-mad wife of convenience, Bubba was basically one big “Ophelia pain” ...
did you see on FR an article about the cis-gender BS? i had been meaning for weeks to ask someone in here if they knew what the heck that was. this article was perfect. i guess bottom line being cisgendered is identifying with the sex you were born with, as opposed to the transgendered who identify as something else. so basically they are attempting to identify US as the freaks, when they are a teeny little minority of freaks.
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