My Word of the Day. Afterwrath.
My Word of the Day. Afterwrath.
Afterwrath :
Wrath arising not at the time, but after reflection on an insult or injury, which seemed at the time light, has shown its enormity.
- Edward Lloyd's Encyclopaedic Dictionary, 1895.
That is so very, very me.
Wrath arising not at the time, but after reflection on an insult or injury, which seemed at the time light, has shown its enormity.
- Edward Lloyd's Encyclopaedic Dictionary, 1895.
That is so very, very me.
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Re: My Word of the Day. Afterwrath.
Do I smell a story?FullCircle wrote:Afterwrath :
Wrath arising not at the time, but after reflection on an insult or injury, which seemed at the time light, has shown its enormity.
- Edward Lloyd's Encyclopaedic Dictionary, 1895.
That is so very, very me.
different colours made of tears
Re: My Word of the Day. Afterwrath.
No, sadly nothing I can raise a pulse with. Mrs FC, who recognises my love of wordsmithing, bought me a desktop tearoff calendar, which has a different word each day.Silkie wrote:Do I smell a story?FullCircle wrote:Afterwrath :
Wrath arising not at the time, but after reflection on an insult or injury, which seemed at the time light, has shown its enormity.
- Edward Lloyd's Encyclopaedic Dictionary, 1895.
That is so very, very me.
This just happened be yesterdays word.
My favourite of the year so far is 'dern'.
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Re: My Word of the Day. Afterwrath.
That's dern strange, old chap!FullCircle wrote:No, sadly nothing I can raise a pulse with. Mrs FC, who recognises my love of wordsmithing, bought me a desktop tearoff calendar, which has a different word each day.Silkie wrote:Do I smell a story?FullCircle wrote:Afterwrath :
Wrath arising not at the time, but after reflection on an insult or injury, which seemed at the time light, has shown its enormity.
- Edward Lloyd's Encyclopaedic Dictionary, 1895.
That is so very, very me.
This just happened be yesterdays word.
My favourite of the year so far is 'dern'.
It's not in my Collins Concise Dictionary.
Can you please enlighten the uneducated, Jim - i.e. Me!
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FOR THEY ARE THE ONES WHO LET IN THE LIGHT
FOR THEY ARE THE ONES WHO LET IN THE LIGHT
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Re: My Word of the Day. Afterwrath.
Dern
Dern noun [ Etymol. uncertain.] A gatepost or doorpost. [ Local Eng.] C. Kingsley.
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Dern
Dern adjective [ See Dearn , adjective ] 1. Hidden; concealed; secret. [ Obsolete] 'Ye must be full dern .' Chaucer. 2. Solitary; sad. [ Obsolete] Dr. H. More.
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Dern
• (n.) A gatepost or doorpost. • (a.) Hidden; concealed; secret. • (a.) Solitary; sad.
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Dern noun [ Etymol. uncertain.] A gatepost or doorpost. [ Local Eng.] C. Kingsley.
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Dern
Dern adjective [ See Dearn , adjective ] 1. Hidden; concealed; secret. [ Obsolete] 'Ye must be full dern .' Chaucer. 2. Solitary; sad. [ Obsolete] Dr. H. More.
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Dern
• (n.) A gatepost or doorpost. • (a.) Hidden; concealed; secret. • (a.) Solitary; sad.
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Re: My Word of the Day. Afterwrath.
Dern is sumfink you do with sex in Morningside!
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Re: My Word of the Day. Afterwrath.
Yes. I'm not quick witted either!FullCircle wrote:Afterwrath :
Wrath arising not at the time, but after reflection on an insult or injury, which seemed at the time light, has shown its enormity.
- Edward Lloyd's Encyclopaedic Dictionary, 1895.
That is so very, very me.

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Re: My Word of the Day. Afterwrath.
Well, well. Some days we never learn a thing . . . . .Pete Cooper wrote:Dern
Dern noun [ Etymol. uncertain.] A gatepost or doorpost. [ Local Eng.] C. Kingsley.
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Dern
Dern adjective [ See Dearn , adjective ] 1. Hidden; concealed; secret. [ Obsolete] 'Ye must be full dern .' Chaucer. 2. Solitary; sad. [ Obsolete] Dr. H. More.
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Dern
• (n.) A gatepost or doorpost. • (a.) Hidden; concealed; secret. • (a.) Solitary; sad.
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Thank you, Pete
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Re: My Word of the Day. Afterwrath.
When I say someone is full of something, it's not Dern, or a door post.Pete Cooper wrote:Dern
Dern adjective [ See Dearn , adjective ] 1. Hidden; concealed; secret. [ Obsolete] 'Ye must be full dern .' Chaucer. 2. Solitary; sad. [ Obsolete] Dr. H. More.
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Re: My Word of the Day. Afterwrath.
I thought I should return to clear up the meaning of Dern that I have on my desk.
I have kept it due to Countess Machiavelli, head of function here at my place of toil and anguish.
Dern: Of actions done or proceeding in secret, or in the dark;kept concealed;hence dark, of evil or deceitful nature
- Sir James Murray's New English Dictionary, 1897
I have kept it due to Countess Machiavelli, head of function here at my place of toil and anguish.
Dern: Of actions done or proceeding in secret, or in the dark;kept concealed;hence dark, of evil or deceitful nature
- Sir James Murray's New English Dictionary, 1897