Posted on 07/29/2018 5:15:20 PM PDT by left that other site
verb FESS-tuh-nayt
Definition
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Festinate is one among many in the category of words whose early recorded use is in the works of William Shakespeare. He used it as an adjective (which is pronounced \FESS-tuh-nut\) in King Lear, for example: "Advise the Duke where you are going, to a most festinate preparation." Perhaps the Bard knew about festinatus, the Latin predecessor of festinate, or was familiar with the Latin proverb festina lente"make haste slowly." Shakespeare also used the adverb festinately in Love's Labour's Lost: "Bring him festinately hither," Don Ariano de Armado orders. First evidence of the verb festinate, meaning "to hasten," occurs post-Shakespeare, however.
Examples
The patient's tendency to festinate meant that he was at risk of falling.
"He rocketed almost uncontrollably to the piano, but once there, played a Chopin nocturne with exquisite control and timing and graceonly to festinate once again as soon as the music ended." Oliver Sacks, Musicophila, 2007
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
MY ENTRY: Evangelicals who support Israel have been accused by some of attempting to Festinate the Eschaton.
Because Monday Mornings are so execrable, I decided to festinate WFTD by posting it this evening.
Matt and Doc went to get some dinner at The Longbranch.
Matt asked for a steak, but Miss Kitty said there wasnt any steak left.
Matt asked Miss Kitty who ate the last steak.
She said, Festusdoneate it.
Well, they tried to honor the cast with a surpirse dinner at close of Disney’s Davy Crockett. But the star spoiled the surprise.
Yeppers, ole Mr Parker done fess’ed up and admitted he firstenated it all up!
With rapt fascination, the fools on Capitol Hill watching the mock festination of Rosensteins document production.
Footnote: Festina (a watch company) used to sponsor a Tour de France team which is why I recognized the word. Their team got disqualified for doping one year.
LOL...one has to reach back into the Time Tunnel to understand that one.
Another TV reference from the Golden Age! :-)
LOL...better known as “Foot Draggin’”
Well, he festinated, and when he qualified, was in a festive mood indeed.
Hmmmm, I forgot to lubricate my alliteration gear because I would have wrapped my keyboard around “foot dragg’n.”
But, it is advisable to open the window before defenistrating one’s opponents.
That was the intent. :-)
Let’s hear it!
Ah...but that takes all the fun out of it.
There’s something very satisfying about the crash and tinkle of broken glass! :-)
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