[Namron] Words of the Day ~ With Your Loving Host Pooky Smalley

Pukhta 'Pooky' Lovvek pookyloves at gmail.com
Fri May 15 08:02:06 PDT 2009


----> A good thing - Pooky opinion

ag⋅gran⋅dize  /əˈgrændaɪz, ˈægrənˌdaɪz/  Show Spelled Pronunciation
[uh-gran-dahyz, ag-ruhn-dahyz]

1. to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.
2. to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor.
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Origin:
1625–35; < F aggrandiss- (long s. of aggrandir to magnify), equiv. to
ag- ag- + grand (see grand ) + -iss -ish 2 , irreg. equated with -ize1

Synonyms:
2. strengthen, exalt. 3. magnify.



----> A bad thing - Pooky opinion

Querulous

Quer"u*lous\, a. [L. querulus and querulosus, fr. queri to complain.
Cf. Cry, v., Quarrel a brawl, Quarrelous.]

1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.] --land.
2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as,
a querulous man or people.

Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous, jealous, exacting
fondness. --Macaulay.

3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice.

Syn: Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning; murmuring;
discontented; dissatisfied. -- Quer"u*lous*ly, adv. --
Quer"u*lous*ness, n.


querulous

c.1500, from O.Fr. querelos, from L.L. querulosus, from L. querulus
"full of complaints, complaining," from queri "to complain." Retains
the original vowel of quarrel (1).

Respect your creation, love me and be then healed. A grand plan done
in a simple way.
-- Pookspeare



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