Posted by: Gareth on Friday, February 27, 2009
This month’s word is: Temerarious
Temerarious (tem-uh-rair-ee-uhs), adjective.
It means recklessly daring or rash.
Example:
Simon was renowned for his rather temerarious approach to dating.
Or:
Major Jones reprimanded the temerarious priest and warned him against repeating his outburst.
Posted by: Gareth on Saturday, January 31, 2009
This month’s word is: Sericeous
Sericeous (seh-RIH-shus), adjective. It means silky, like silk, or covered with fine silky hair.
Examples:
Goodness Sophia, you really are a sericeous little minx.
Or:
The sericeous membrane hangs down to hide the opening from all but the most inquisitive eyes.
Posted by: Gareth on Thursday, May 8, 2008
This month’s word is Iteration.
It means the repetition of an action or process; or an instance of such repetition. It comes from the Latin iterare – to repeat.
e.g. Can you send me a new iteration of the schedule as I’ve lost mine?
However, it is often used – incorrectly – as posh way of saying version. Strictly speaking, version suggests a new, updated copy of something that has changed since the previous one was produced, whereas iteration is merely another copy of the previous thing.