is innocuous.
Pronunciation: i-'nä-ky&-w&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin innocuus, from in- + nocEre
1 : producing no injury : HARMLESS
2 : not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility : INOFFENSIVE, INSIPID
- in·noc·u·ous·ly adverb
- in·noc·u·ous·ness noun
Showing posts with label Low Lowercase. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Low Lowercase. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
a little laundry, a little wine (and whine)
ahh... (breathe) my 3-day hellacious week is coming to a close! well, it wasn't all bad ;) but parts were -- it was a bit of a jolt after such a wonderful easter weekend to return to work and actually get stuff done :) but tomorrow morning ashlea and i are headed off to arizona! i can't wait...i plan on returning tan, happy, and rested :) (and with a considerably expanded wardrobe)
low lowercase word of the random interval in which i will post one is savour:
sa·vor
NOUN: 1. The taste or smell of something. 2. A specific taste or smell. See synonyms at taste. 3. A distinctive quality or sensation: enjoying the savor of victory.
VERB: Inflected forms: sa·vored, sa·vor·ing, sa·vors
INTRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To have a particular taste or smell: a dish that savors of curry. 2. To exhibit a specified quality or characteristic; smack: postures that savored of vanity.
TRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To impart flavor or scent to; season: savored the bland soup with salt. 2. To taste or smell, especially with pleasure: savored each morsel of the feast. 3. To appreciate fully; enjoy or relish: I want to savor this great moment of accomplishment.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English savour, from Old French, from Latin sapor, from sapere, to taste.
low lowercase word of the random interval in which i will post one is savour:
sa·vor
NOUN: 1. The taste or smell of something. 2. A specific taste or smell. See synonyms at taste. 3. A distinctive quality or sensation: enjoying the savor of victory.
VERB: Inflected forms: sa·vored, sa·vor·ing, sa·vors
INTRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To have a particular taste or smell: a dish that savors of curry. 2. To exhibit a specified quality or characteristic; smack: postures that savored of vanity.
TRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To impart flavor or scent to; season: savored the bland soup with salt. 2. To taste or smell, especially with pleasure: savored each morsel of the feast. 3. To appreciate fully; enjoy or relish: I want to savor this great moment of accomplishment.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English savour, from Old French, from Latin sapor, from sapere, to taste.
Thursday, January 15, 2004
the low lowercase word of the random interval in which i will post one is ironic: i·ron·ic adj. Characterized by or constituting irony. Given to the use of irony. See Synonyms at sarcastic. Poignantly contrary to what was expected or intended: madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker.
as in: jennifer told me this really ironic story about a dog named bear who got his eye clawed out by none other than a bear and now, one eye short of what he used to be, he ambles around, bumping into things and indifferently changes direction to amble off again.
as in: jennifer told me this really ironic story about a dog named bear who got his eye clawed out by none other than a bear and now, one eye short of what he used to be, he ambles around, bumping into things and indifferently changes direction to amble off again.
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
scram..
.. is the low lowercase word of the random interval in which i will post one is: scram v. to leave quickly.
as in: i am at work right now, but soon i will scram!
noteable (at least to me): i have two new poetry books and a classical music cd (music written by none other than billy joel) which i v. much enjoy to date.
said about me at work today: "some people change their hair fairly often, like 3 times in a month, but she changes her hair 3 times in a day!" and then "oh no, that's on a good day, normally it's at least 5."
as in: i am at work right now, but soon i will scram!
noteable (at least to me): i have two new poetry books and a classical music cd (music written by none other than billy joel) which i v. much enjoy to date.
said about me at work today: "some people change their hair fairly often, like 3 times in a month, but she changes her hair 3 times in a day!" and then "oh no, that's on a good day, normally it's at least 5."
Friday, January 9, 2004
bloggity blog blog
yawn -- it's been a long time since i've had to be here this late on a friday - last semester i got to leave at 1:30 'cause of class...almost makes me miss class- but not quite! i don't have to go back until january 19th.
noteables:
ian made london broil this week for us - tasty stuff. highlights of the evening were definitely when jeff swirled his macaroni and cheese with the marinade that he thought was from the cooked meat but was actually the marinade from the meat in it's raw state - ewwwwww - but he's still alive, no mad cow or anything. also, cleo has tried (quite boisterously) to make friendly overtures of towards the kittens, who don't quite speak the same language. needless to say it involved lots of claws and barking. occasionally the kittens cling to the nearest set of pants and really dig in with those baby claws which makes things really entertaining.
oh, and southwest virginia has recently been blanketed in snow which reaches midway up cleo's leg- she went outside this morning and gave me a "what the hell?" look before rushing back inside.
cassie, who has abandoned me for a total of 10 days, will be returning next monday, which is nice, because i'll have someone to share bottles of wine with (priorities...priorities...)
the low lowercase word of the inconsistent time period in which i will post one is: "om" n pl. -S a mantra used in contemplation of ultimate reality.
noteables:
ian made london broil this week for us - tasty stuff. highlights of the evening were definitely when jeff swirled his macaroni and cheese with the marinade that he thought was from the cooked meat but was actually the marinade from the meat in it's raw state - ewwwwww - but he's still alive, no mad cow or anything. also, cleo has tried (quite boisterously) to make friendly overtures of towards the kittens, who don't quite speak the same language. needless to say it involved lots of claws and barking. occasionally the kittens cling to the nearest set of pants and really dig in with those baby claws which makes things really entertaining.
oh, and southwest virginia has recently been blanketed in snow which reaches midway up cleo's leg- she went outside this morning and gave me a "what the hell?" look before rushing back inside.
cassie, who has abandoned me for a total of 10 days, will be returning next monday, which is nice, because i'll have someone to share bottles of wine with (priorities...priorities...)
the low lowercase word of the inconsistent time period in which i will post one is: "om" n pl. -S a mantra used in contemplation of ultimate reality.
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
low lowercase
ah low lowercase... the source of the reason a lot of people think i'm crazy. actually- survey: do a lot of people think i'm crazy? discuss.
anyway, back to the subject at hand - low lowercase is my own obsession of sorts with words that go neither above or below "the line" -- aceimnorsuvwxz -- are all examples of such. so words like moon, or anemone, or anxious.. it's quite addictive when you start thinking of them actually.. or maybe that's just me.
and as our "anonymous coward" pointed out - low lowercase is not actually low lowercase -- but it doesn't bother me -- it'a paradox of sorts, which in fact, makes me quite pleased about it.
sidenote: congrats to miss celia stakkestad (in arizona) on her new job as a 1st grade teacher :) (it is 1st grade, right cel?)
anyway, back to the subject at hand - low lowercase is my own obsession of sorts with words that go neither above or below "the line" -- aceimnorsuvwxz -- are all examples of such. so words like moon, or anemone, or anxious.. it's quite addictive when you start thinking of them actually.. or maybe that's just me.
and as our "anonymous coward" pointed out - low lowercase is not actually low lowercase -- but it doesn't bother me -- it'a paradox of sorts, which in fact, makes me quite pleased about it.
sidenote: congrats to miss celia stakkestad (in arizona) on her new job as a 1st grade teacher :) (it is 1st grade, right cel?)
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