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Page 6 of 9 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 > Topic Options #123561 - 02/27/04 02:31 PM Re: clumsy Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 Naw. It can be done very adroitly. So far maahey has the lead with 'complicate'. Top #123562 - 02/27/04 02:32 PM Re: tour-de-force wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Faldage: best I can come up with is "grandstanding", in baseball, a fielder indulging in histrionics. Top #123563 - 02/27/04 02:34 PM Re: grandstanding Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 Good'n Dr Bill. It's Dr Bill and maahey neck and neck. Top #123564 - 02/27/04 02:38 PM Re: grandstanding wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 "Good'n Dr Bill. It's Dr Bill and maahey neck and neck." Oh, to be 75 again. Top #123565 - 02/27/04 02:46 PM adroitless grapho addict Registered: 11/09/03 Posts: 619 Loc: Carpal Tunnel Country clumsy ... can be done very adroitly You're thinking of "adroitless", Faldage. The American Heritage Dictionary lists these synonyms for "adroit": "Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft; ingenious; cunning; ready-witted" "Clumsy" isn't among them. Adroitless of those lexicographers! Top #123566 - 02/27/04 03:19 PM Re: clumsy wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Dear Faldage: after thinking about it, I have to admit that "grandstanding" could be either way. A fielder could pretend to have misjudged a ball, and then dramatically correct and make a spectacular catch. Of course, his coach would not be amused. In either case. Top #123567 - 02/27/04 03:28 PM Re: grandstanding Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 Presumably, if he hadn't pretended to misjudge, he would have made an easy catch. Of course, he might have been trying to fool a baserunner into thinking he wouldn't catch it, thus catching him off base for the double play. Top #123568 - 02/27/04 03:30 PM Re: grandstanding Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont catch as catch can. _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #123569 - 02/27/04 03:32 PM easy appearing difficult AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6511 Loc: lower upstate New York If I understand aright, a good example of this would be the reaction of a contractor, for example, when you ask him to do something: he pulls a face, thinks about it, tells you it's possible but won't be easy, takes his time doing it (even though he knows how to do it and the parts are cheap), then overcharges you and you cheerfully pay him because you're so grateful. Top #123570 - 02/27/04 03:33 PM Re: easy appearing difficult Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 Ooh, good example. Got a word for it? Top Page 6 of 9 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8946 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222187 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0, Lonnie 8946 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 26 Guests and 6 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 62 LukeJavan8 53 may2point0 16 May 3 Tromboniator 3 geoffhargreaves 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8429 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6785 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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