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GUSTATORY - characterized by strong winds wofahulicodoc 04/26/24 11:57 PM
GUSTATORY

PRONUNCIATION: (GUHS-tuh-TOR-ee)

MEANING: adjective: Relating to the sense of taste.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin gustare (to taste). Earliest documented use: 1684.
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JUSTATORY - dismissive pre-Revoutionary-War term for anyone sympathetic with the British

GESTATORY - pertaining to pregnancy

ANGUSTATORY - beef-flavored
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turn off the ads! wofahulicodoc 04/26/24 02:23 AM
MOOTERS

O --> E

REMOTES
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Simple pleasures A C Bowden 04/25/24 12:42 AM
A dullard who lived in Dundee
Watched quizzes and games on TV.
He found it too boring
To follow the scoring –
He just liked the clapping, you see.

CITIES – CLASSED
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Re: Clerihews A C Bowden 04/22/24 03:02 PM
Israel's prime minister,
Whom his opponents think sinister,
Was told by Biden: "Here's some more cash,
But please don't do anything rash".
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Re: Word for "hesitant to be excited/hopeful"? wofahulicodoc 04/09/24 04:30 PM
Welcome, and congratulations on finding the first ray of hope you've seen for a while ! Hope your improvement is sustained.

Our Board sometimes seems to be in the throes of a chronic wasting disease, itself.

Hard to put your feeling into a single word... somewhere between cautious optimism and a wary euphoria is what it sounds like.
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