obtest
verb intr. 3. To protest. 4. To plead.
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yarely \YAIR-lee\, adverb:
With quickness or agility.
"Eat with despatch," he said, "and follow me yarely to mine house."
-- Robert Louis Stevenson, The Black Arrow
There was a further commotion as the King insisted on leaving his place to descend to the gravel of the tilt-yard, where he called for stretcher-bearers and a doctor to come yarely, yarely!
-- Joanna Dessau, Take Now, Pay Later
Yarely is based on the Old English word gearu, meaning "ready."
1 : | refreshment of mind, spirit, or body; especially : nourishment | |
2 | a : | the taking of refreshment |
b : | food and drink together : repast |
"Miss Vavasour, so assiduous in other areas of her care of us, is capricious, not to say cavalier, in the matter not only of luncheon but of meals in general, and dinner especially at the Cedars can be an unpredictable refection." — From John Banville's 2005 novel The Sea "The hospital, he added, had been instituted for the reception and refection of the poor and it should concentrate on those duties.…" — From Jonathan Riley-Smith's 2008 book The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam |
Whether you sit down for nourishment or sustenance, aliment or pabulum, a meal or a repast, you are unlikely to encounter a shortage of English words for food or the partaking of food. "Refection" is just such a word. It was first borrowed by Middle English (as "refeccioun") from Anglo-French "refectiun," which in turn was derived from Latin "refectio" (meaning "refreshment" or "repairing"). "Refectio" comes from the verb "reficere" ("to remake, renew, or restore"), a combination of the prefix "re-" ("again") and the verb "facere" ("to make or do"). "Refection" is not only applied to food, however. It has been used to describe many means of restoring or refreshing one's body, and of mental and spiritual sustenance as well. |
verb
1 : to abuse or censure severely or abusively
2 : to use harsh condemnatory language
During the team's recent seven-game losing streak, the coach was vituperated by many local sportswriters."No one likes to be belittled, ignored, vituperated, or unappreciated. Everyone warms to kindness, patience, and respect." — From Susan Smith Jones's 2011 book The Joy Factor
"Vituperate" has several close synonyms, including "berate" and "revile." "Berate" usually refers to scolding that is drawn out and abusive. "Revile" means to attack or criticize in a way prompted by anger or hatred. "Vituperate" adds to the meaning of "revile" by stressing an attack that is particularly violent in nature. It first appeared in English in the mid-16th century and can be traced back to two Latin words: the noun "vitium," meaning "fault," and the verb "parare," meaning "to make or prepare."
Word of the Day for Wednesday, June 22, 2011
xenogenic \zen-uh-JEN-ik\, adjective:
1. To be completely different from either parent, or from the source of an object's creation.
2. In biology, originating outside the organism or from a foreign substance introduced into the organism.
1 : marked by intemperance especially in eating or drinking2 : sick from excessive indulgence in liquorExamples:Most of the guests were still crapulous from the previous night's bacchic revelry."They were crapulous and carrying blue cans of beer, one of them with a can in each hand." -- From Paul Theroux's 2008 book Ghost Train to the Eastern StarDid you know?"Crapulous" may sound like a word that you shouldn't use in polite company, but it actually has a long and perfectly respectable history (although it's not a particularly kind way to describe someone). It is derived from the Late Latin adjective "crapulosus," which in turn traces back to the Latin word "crapula," meaning "intoxication." "Crapula" itself comes from a much older Greek word for the headache one gets from drinking. "Crapulous" first appeared in print in 1536. Approximately 200 years later, its close cousin "crapulence" arrived on the scene as a word for sickness caused by drinking. "Crapulence" later acquired the meaning "great intemperance especially in drinking," but it is not an especially common word.Test Your Memory: What is the meaning of "vanguard," the Word of the Day from October 29? The answer is ... http://bit.ly/9aHcfFShare this Word of the Day:Email it http://www.drhinternet.net/mwshare/share.php?M=998929&C=2c1875063c303dbe24227a0fbbda360e&N=3713
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: having the power to produce a desired effect![]()
Pam knew that the most efficacious remedy for her cold would be a steaming bowl of her grandmother's famous chicken soup."The following plan is efficacious in ridding fields not only of crows but of smaller birds and even domestic fowl: Make an imitation hawk, using a large potato and long turkey feathers…. Suspend it from a tall, bent pole. The wind will lend it realism by agitating it." — From Jerry Mack Johnson's 2011 book Old-Time Wisdom and Country Lore: 1000s of Skills for Simple Living![]()
"Effective," "efficient," and "effectual" are synonyms of "efficacious," but each of these words has a slightly different connotation. "Efficacious" suggests possession of a special quality or virtue that makes it possible to achieve a result ("a detergent that is efficacious in removing grease"). "Effective" stresses the power to produce or the actual production of a particular effect ("an effective rebuttal"), while "effectual" suggests the accomplishment of a desired result, especially as viewed after the fact ("measures taken to reduce underage drinking have proved effectual"). "Efficient" implies an acting or potential for acting that avoids loss or waste of energy ("an efficient small car").Test Your Memory: What recent Word of the Day begins with "p" and means "of or relating to apples"? The answer is …
Word of the Day for Wednesday, September 29, 2010Today's word was submitted by Kayland H. Submit yours by going Back to School with Dictionary.com! confiscable \kuhn-FIS-kuh-buhl\, adjective: Liable to be taken by an authorized party. He knew of about a thousand bales of cotton, some of it private property, some of it confiscable, stored at various points on the banks of the Alabama. Only the treaties of England, in 1661, with Sweden, and in 1670 with Denmark, are founded on the ancient rule which regarded merely the ownership of the cargo, which declare the goods of a neutral merchant free in an enemy's vessel, and those of an enemy confiscable in a neutral bottom. Confiscable is a legal term whose source is the Latin confiscare, from com- "together" and fiscus, "public treasury," literally "money basket." Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word | |
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Word of the Day for Monday, September 1, 2008admonition \ad-muh-NISH-uhn\, noun: 1. Gentle or friendly reproof. After debating whether Keayne should be excommunicated, the congregation concluded that an admonition would suffice. And in religious families, the biblical admonition, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone," is part of living-room and kitchen table conversations. Or there is this simple admonition: "Be careful, God is watching." Admonition derives from Latin admonitio, admonition-, from admonitus, past participle of admonere, to remind, or warn, strongly, from ad- (here used intensively) + monere, to remind, to warn. | |
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