Word For The Day, Thursday, July 3, 2003 - Antaean

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | 07/03/2003 | The Verbivores

[VRWCmember]

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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".

Antaean \an-TEE-un\ adjective
1. mammoth
2. having superhuman strength *

* Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

Example sentence: In an emergency, an average person can become an Antaean powerhouse, capable even of lifting a car to rescue someone trapped underneath.

Did you know?
In Greek mythology, Antaeus was the gigantic and powerful son of Gaea the Earth goddess and Poseidon the sea god. Antaeus was a wrestler and whenever he touched his mother (the Earth), his strength was renewed, so he always won his battles even if his opponents threw him to the ground. He proved invincible until he challenged Hercules to wrestle. Hercules discovered the source of the giant's strength, lifted him off the ground, and crushed him to death. In 18th century England, the poet William Mason discovered the power of "Antaean" as a descriptive English adjective, when he used it in his _Ode to the Hon. William Pitt_:

"If foil'd at first, resume thy course
Rise strengthen'd with Antaean force."

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.

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Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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[Laura Earl]

Marinate chicken in Italian dressin mixed with mayo about 50/50 for 4 hours then grill slowly until brown on outside and done in middle. Eat with desired sides and clean grill.

Just put that on the menu for tomorrow.

[xsmommy]

oh no, that is a definitely a personal preference. it HAS to be hellmann's, Miracle Whip is grotesque. my SIL, the suthrener, likes MW but xsbro and i only like Hellmann's.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Heated by fire doesn't equal heated by sun and it's perfectly safe. The fat in the mayo protects the mat from burning if done properly.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I won't force it on you ; )

[xsmommy]

i tole ya, i can take your cracker @$$, doc!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Oh I hear fax machine ringing. bye

[xsmommy]

you wanna know a secret? i have never turned on the grill. period. i am worried i would blow myself up. i can only grill when xshub is home....

[Eala]

Funny, it's finally sunny here, some people had forgotten what the sun looked like, it hadn;t been out in forever.

I'd wondered who'd stolen our rain! When I got home last night things look parched, the air was (too) dry -- it's like being in (shudder) California again. Even the backyard's gone brown; the moss is dead.

[Laura Earl]

you wanna know a secret? i have never turned on the grill. period. i am worried i would blow myself up. i can only grill when xshub is home....

Same here.

[NeoCaveman]

I'd wondered who'd stolen our rain!

Guilty. It rained all spring and a month into summer.

[Laura Earl]

And while we are sharing secrets....I've never changed a diaper!

[Conspiracy Guy]

grillin is man's work.

[xsmommy]

have you plunged a toilet?

[Conspiracy Guy]

I have changed many.

[xsmommy]

so it cutting grass and plunging toilets.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Is CJ off giving Honeygrl a private examination.

[VRWCmember]

And while we are sharing secrets....I've never changed a diaper!

grillin is man's work.

Agreed. And diaper changin is woman's work.

(ducking and running)

[Laura Earl]

Unfortunately, yes.

[xsmommy]

why he has her in the stirrups when she is complaining of her shoulder i have no idea....

[Eala]

Guilty. It rained all spring and a month into summer.

That's our weather, alright!! Please send it back, dubya...