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.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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[Laura Earl]

Not so latent! You never did get to snap a pic of them in that position, did you?

68+1


OMG! I was absent from class yesterday, and didn't know what the lads did to merit the names Ho and Mo. Hopefully it is just a phase.

[CholeraJoe]

They don't hold still much.

[Conspiracy Guy]

sprinkles but very dark

[Laura Earl]

I can barely see the courthouse.

[CholeraJoe]

There's photographic proof on yesterday's thread.

[honeygrl]

"Is CJ off giving Honeygrl a private examination. "

If he could make this pain better I'll let him do all the private examining he wants and if hubby doesn't like it then I'll tell him what part of my butt he can kiss. ;-)

[honeygrl]

"Agreed. And diaper changin is woman's work."

I'd beat you for that remark, but that's actually how it goes in our home. I do diapers and hubby does trash. Although he will change a diaper once in a while.

[Laura Earl]

Headed that way.....

[honeygrl]

you need to teach hubby how to do it right. He puts diapers on so loose that they leak. He says that I put them on too tight though. They don't leak when I put them on so I think my way is the right way.

[honeygrl]

Try finding a brown lab. Those are always sweeties. The black ones I've seen can be a bit aggressive. Plus a lot of the black ones aren't even labs, they are just black mutts and you don't know what is mixed in there.

[honeygrl]

"lawnboys are here now. takes them about 15-20 min and there are 3 of them. "

Are yours as cute as ours are? Ours are always sexy college guys. More fun to watch than TV.

[honeygrl]

"I went from mousy brown to dark auburn and then a little lighter because I thought that it would go best with my green eyes. But then everyone told me that I'd look better blonde. :) "

My natural color is mousey brown too. Right now I'm a redhead.

[Conspiracy Guy]

If baby's feet are blue it's too tight. If it leaks too loose.

[Laura Earl]

Unless they start tidying up their play area, I wouldn't worry about them.

[Laura Earl]

Finally went to yesterday WFTD to check out Ho and Mo. Also saw 2L and 4L. All the nice compliments made me smile!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Mine is sable. Aint least that's what the Lezbeanne that used to cut it called it. The reneck girl who cuts it now doesn't call it nothing except $10.00 then I tip $5.00.

[NYC GOP Chick]

The sad thing is that I knew an ER doctor who used to pull crap like that -- pressuring young women with sore throats and the like to submit to pelvic examinations.

[Conspiracy Guy]

you and 4L always get compliments. I need to price a scanner for home. We need a dang digital camera too.

[CholeraJoe]

They're still pretty messy and no show tunes yet.

[Laura Earl]

Let's go dang shopping then.