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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[VRWCmember]

i am always extremely circumspect ! : )

As xspup1 would say: "Curses, moyled again."

[Conspiracy Guy]

You been gone but here is my little gift.

Seaward

The woods are full of cedar,
Out where the taters grow.
Landlocked a deep-sea diver,
Sits swaying to and fro.
No ocean there to swim in,
Just rivers, creeks, and streams.
The longing for some salty air,
Fills her thoughts and dreams.
She’ll jump a plane then head to sea,
Her tail will be a waggin.
She’ll slip beneath the rolling waves,
Because she is SeaDragon


Flurry 9/16/03

[Conspiracy Guy]

You is hot today.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I bet there are a few between here and there.

[Texan5]

LMAO! "Pork Faggots"? They look more like some kind of meat balls to me. I really don't think I could eat something like that without collapsing in hysterics like a kid who just found out what "Mountain Oysters" are...

[VRWCmember]

You is hot today.

Now if I could just turn some of those creative juices toward that nasty old four-letter word that really needs to get done. I'll see all later.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I been doing that all day. I could freep more if it weren't for the W word.

[Gabz]

will never dig back this far to respond to comments....

I'm glad no one is going to be insulted that I haven't gone through the entire thread!!!

Don't have the patience to do so at this point.

My dear sweet darling daughter knocked over a cooler full of ice, melted ice, and beer all over the kitchen.

We got up most of the water, but now I have neither a sponge mop or drinkable beer.....................

[Conspiracy Guy]

xshubby said you don't look like a ho.

[Texan5]

My sympathies on your spilled beer. I hope it wasn't your last one.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Excellent poem Truth..........

Why thank you, Whyisa. It wasn't exactly poetry spewing from my mouth last night when Fassell kicked the go-ahead field goal before running sufficient time off the clock to insure that it would be the winning field goal.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I spilled at least 12 last night, luckily I spilled them down my throat.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Don't forget to ping me.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Yea, I know what you mean......the sure thing win for NY with 11 seconds left had me kind of broken hearted too..... then, to see the quick series of events that gave Dallas hope was just incredible....... I've never seen an 11 second comeback like that......

[RikaStrom]

Ok kiddies, the mean work people aren't letting me take my computer home today, that means someone has to sub tomorrow!

[VRWCmember]

My dear sweet darling daughter knocked over a cooler full of ice, melted ice, and beer all over the kitchen.

Maybe you need this guy to clean up the spilled beer.

[RikaStrom]

did you tell everyone you were the victim of canine abuse?

Yes, and no one believes me! LOL

[VRWCmember]

I think I've got a word ready for tomorrow. I'll have to find a good article for the example, but that shouldn't take long.

[VRWCmember]

did you tell everyone you were the victim of canine abuse?

I seem to remember xsmommy being the perpetrator of some canine abuse a while back.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Goodnight.