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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 30 of 109 1 2 … 28 29 30 31 32 … 108 109 Go to page... just another aphorism wofahulicodoc #218513 09/16/14 10:51 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA A FORTIORI PRONUNCIATION: (ah fort-tee-OR-ee, ay-for-shee-OR-eye) MEANING: adverb: For an even stronger reason; even more so. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin, literally, from the stronger. Earliest documented use: 1569. _________________________________ A. FORTISORI - coming from the pen of a former Supreme Court Justice Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter career, v. wofahulicodoc #218522 09/18/14 02:17 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA VERILY PRONUNCIATION: (VER-uh-lee) MEANING: adverb: In truth, indeed, truly, certainly. ETYMOLOGY: From Middle English verraily, from verrai/verray (very), from Old French verai (true), from vulgar Latin veracus, from Latin verax (truthful). Earliest documented use: 1303. ______________________________ VEERILY - how a drunk drives Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter perchance: tendency to roosr ? wofahulicodoc #218525 09/18/14 10:58 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA PERCHANCE PRONUNCIATION: (puhr-CHANS) MEANING: adverb: Perhaps; maybe. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French par cheance (by chance), from Latin per (by, through) + cadentia (fall), from cadere (to fall). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kad- (to fall), which is also the source of cadence, cascade, casualty, cadaver, chance, chute, accident, occident, decay, recidivism, and casuistry. Earliest documented use: 1350. -------------------- PURCHANCE - buying power PEERCHANCE - the American jury system Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: perchance: tendency to roosr ? wofahulicodoc #218529 09/18/14 04:04 PM Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 M May addict May addict M Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 Purrchance- ambiguous message from your cat. Pierchance- "To take a walk and forget where you started from." (A walking cliché that ends with a preposition.) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter perchance: tendency to roost ? May #218534 09/18/14 08:35 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA Hi, May, and welcome! To all - forgive my sloppily typed heading - it's supposed to be "PERCH-ANCE: tendency to roost" (that means "My face is red") Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: perchance: tendency to roost ? wofahulicodoc #218542 09/19/14 09:02 PM Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 M May addict May addict M Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 Thank you. Mayhappenstance // I was curious, yet didn't make the connection.(Chanticleer, ;)) Best wishes Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: perchance: tendency to roost ? May #218543 09/20/14 01:21 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA LIEF PRONUNCIATION: (leef) MEANING: adverb: Willingly; gladly; readily. adjective: 1. Dear, beloved. 2. Willing. ETYMOLOGY: From Old English leof (dear). Ultimately from the Indo-European root leubh- (to love or to care), which also gave us love, belief, and leave (permission). Earliest documented use: 897. ________________________________ IIEF - Institute of Industrial Electronics Engineering [IIEE], The Next Generation LIEA - my dyslexic Star Wars heroine (not to be confused with my dyslexic spouse, or WIEF) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: perchance: tendency to roost ? wofahulicodoc #218552 09/22/14 05:25 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA FISSIPAROUS PRONUNCIATION: (fi-SIP-uh-ruhs) MEANING: adjective: 1. Tending to break into parts. 2. Reproducing by biological fission. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin fissi- (cleft) + -parous (bearing, producing). Earliest documented use: 1835. _______________________________________ MISSIPAROUS - giving rise to a great river FISHIPAROUS - Latin for "icthyogenetic" FISSIPOROUS - full of cracks, and water goes right through it, too Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter there's gotta be a purpose in here somewhere wofahulicodoc #218561 09/24/14 12:31 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA TELEOLOGY PRONUNCIATION: (tel-ee-OL-uh-jee) MEANING: noun: 1. The belief or the study of design or purpose in nature. 2. Such design or purpose. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek tele- (far, end) + -logy (study). Earliest documented use: 1742. ________________________________________ TEEOLOGY - (golf) how to pick just the right ball support for your drive TELEPOLOGY - an expression of regret offered after you're far enough away to escape retaliation TELEOLOGE - the nosebleed seats in a truly gigantic theater Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter XEROX machines make dry copies wofahulicodoc #218575 09/24/14 08:19 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,356 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA XEROPHILOUS PRONUNCIATION: (zee-ROF-uh-luhs) MEANING: adjective: Adapted to a very dry or desert environment. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek xero- (dry) + -philous (liking). Earliest documented use: 1863. _______________________________________ XEROPILOUS - having dry hair NEROPHILOUS - fond of overweight, precise, word-loving detectives ZEROPHILOUS - doesn't like anything Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 30 of 109 1 2 … 28 29 30 31 32 … 108 109 Go to page... Moderated by  Jackie  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. 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