Word For The Day, Tuesday, September 16, 2003: Fastidious

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online | 09/16/2003 | The Janitor

[VRWCmember]

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".

fastidious \fass-TIH-dee-uss\ adjective
1. having high and often unpredictable standards
2. showing a meticulous or demanding attitude *

* Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

Example sentence: The celebrated imperial Easter eggs designed by goldsmith Peter Carl Faberge are regarded as the ultimate in fastidious workmanship.

Did you know?
There's nothing offensive about fastidious workmanship, and yet the word "fastidious" traces to the Latin noun "fastidium," meaning "disgust." "Fastidium" itself is most likely a combination of the Latin words "fastus," meaning "arrogance," and "taedium," meaning "irksomeness." ("Taedium" also gave us our "tedium.") In keeping with its Latin roots, "fastidious" once meant "haughty" or "scornful" or "disgusting" or "disagreeable," although those uses are now archaic or obsolete. The word then came to be applied to someone who was overly difficult to please or squeamish, and later, to work which reflected a demanding or precise attitude.

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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[xsmommy]

don't tell her that! then she will be featured in People mag as trying to conceive at some advanced age to ensure double secret heaven!

[xsmommy]

i am rarely fully clothed. xshub has said to me on more than one occasion as i have partially disrobed, oh, btw, Terrell (xsboy's friend) is upstairs...

[Hegewisch Dupa]

XS - what type of God do you think we have if He doesn't burn off all kinda purgatory time for what Mrs. Dupa has to live thru day-to-day????

[Conspiracy Guy]

It accts like a pocket and the opening is too small for anything else, but a few folded bills. But I get a lot of weird looks from cashiers.

[xsmommy]

her life with you is a joyous nonstop carousel ride. and i am sure she knows it. : )

[Hegewisch Dupa]

do the Fountains of Wayne live by you, by the way????

[xsmommy]

who are they?

[Hegewisch Dupa]

They wrote the MILF-anthem "Stacy's Mom"

[xsmommy]

oh yeah, i did finally see that video! hilarious!

[Hegewisch Dupa]

yes - people usually are entertained by what hits close to home

[Slip18]

She's a mere 77 years old. She could pop another one out at any time. She might have to borrow a uterus, though.

When I spoke to her last week she told me she was still swimming her 100 laps a day. Then she asked me how I was doing with my exercise regime.

She absolutely hates AZ. We lived here when I was young for about two years. But she's going to come visit this Christmas to see my gardens. Actually, she's coming to see if I'm staying in shape.

I had to warn the 'bot if she pulls up her shirt to show her masectomy, to just ignore it. She's been doing that a lot. "You want to see my no breaster?"

[xsmommy]

oh Lord, you will be burning up the miles on the treadmill before she gets there for Christmas! i want a pic of the slippy mom!!! she sounds great, just like you!

[Hegewisch Dupa]

100 laps. Damn. You come from good stock.

[NeoCaveman]

t type of God do you think we have if He doesn't burn off all kinda purgatory time for what Mrs. Dupa has to live thru day-to-day????

Heck, it might just qualify her for sainthood.....

[xsmommy]

bet your mom was great at telling you the birds and the bees. she sounds very uninhibited, and lord knows with all those kids, she had the FACTS down pat!!!

i had another sex talk with xsboy in the car yesterday, after leaving his annual check up. the ped said he was starting puberty, i figured he needed to know what might start go on, so i started asking and telling him etc. Said i wanted him to feel comfortable asking me anything etc. He said he was. hasn't asked anything yet. didn't have to. i told him plenty : )

[Conspiracy Guy]

No socks.

[Argh]

And now for something completely different...

Considering a conversation we had a while ago, you may be interested in this. But then again, you may not give a hoot.

[Slip18]

I swim like a fish. LOL!

xs, I'm going to send you a photo of my mom when she was babysitting my nephew. She was everywhere with him that day. She found this old Studebaker truck some place, and fell in love with it. Must have been something from her past life. She has a bag of carrots in her hand to feed the wild horses in the area.

When we were young, she brought us to a place called "The Wedge" in Newport Beach, CA. The waves are enormous there. The undertow can kill you. But she knew we were all prolific swimmers. She would say, "Now, you get out there and ride those waves." I'd be terrified to send my kid into those waves. They are huge! You learn breath control quickly.

[xsmommy]

i know that it isn't halloween yet... but...

[Slip18]

OMG. Where did you find that?

email sent.