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sanc?ti?mo?ni?ous (sāngk'tə-mō'nē-əs)
adj. Feigning piety or righteousness: "a solemn, unsmiling, sanctimonious old iceberg that looked like he was waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity" (Mark Twain).

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SoWal ExpertAuthor
#77
sedulous

\SEJ-uh-luhs\ , adjective:
1.
Diligent in application or pursuit; steadily industrious.

2.
Characterized by or accomplished with care and perseverance.
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Beach Fanatic
#78
DD-------You were soSEDULOUS in reaching that 20,000th post.:clap:
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#79
DD-------You were soSEDULOUS in reaching that 20,000th post.:clap:

Yep, DD worked sedulously in entertaining us all the way to 20K!
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SoWal ExpertAuthor
#80
Well, I wasn't too sedulous today!! I almost let the day get by without posting the word.My bad. Busy. Distracted.


glabrous \GLAY-bruhs\, adjective:
Smooth; having a surface without hairs, projections, or any unevenness
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#81
Well, I wasn't too sedulous today!! I almost let the day get by without posting the word.My bad. Busy. Distracted.


glabrous \GLAY-bruhs\, adjective:
Smooth; having a surface without hairs, projections, or any unevenness

I can use this word after being glued to the TV every night since Le Tour de France began. Most definitely. :lol:

The most glabrous legs in the world take the yellow in Paris this Sunday.

If anyone follows cycling they'll know that racers shave their legs...anything to increase their aerodynamics!
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SoWal ExpertAuthor
#82
I can use this word after being glued to the TV every night since Le Tour de France began. Most definitely. :lol:

The most glabrous legs in the world take the yellow in Paris this Sunday.

If anyone follows cycling they'll know that racers shave their legs...anything to increase their aerodynamics!


I hope they don't use the Smooth Away!!:yikes:
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SoWal ExpertAuthor
#85
protean

\PRO-tee-un; pro-TEE-un\ , adjective:
1.
Displaying considerable variety or diversity.

2.
Readily assuming different shapes or forms
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SoWal Insider
#86
That's a protean surface without hairs.
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Beach Fanatic
#87
And as the Hungarian say------------v?ltakoz?.:cool:
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SoWal ExpertAuthor
#88
skulk

\SKUHLK\ , intransitive verb:
1.
To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lurk.

2.
To move about in a stealthy way.

3.
To avoid responsibilities and duties.

noun: 1.
One who skulks.

2.
A group of foxes.
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SoWal Insider
#89
She sedulously skulked to__________________ .
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SWGB
#90
A skulk has been chasing Rapunzel's dogs.
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SoWal Guide
#91
what an interesting thread to read, plus its way funn.
'sanctimonious douche.......' can we add "bag"? if so, its a great expression that we simply must start using often.


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A skulk has been chasing Rapunzel's dogs.

yes.

and sowal.com lurkers are also skulkers.:wave:
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Meow
#92
and sowal.com lurkers are also skulkers.:wave:

:biggrin:...and some posters do both.

Sanctimonious skulkers make me sulk.

Toots...tell Kurt the social workers are a comin'! :wave:
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SoWal ExpertAuthor
#93
peripatetic

\pair-uh-puh-TET-ik\ , adjective:
1.
Of or pertaining to walking about or traveling from place to place; itinerant.

2.
Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his followers.

noun: 1.
One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.

2.
A follower of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.
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Meow
#94
peripatetic

\pair-uh-puh-TET-ik\ , adjective:
1.
Of or pertaining to walking about or traveling from place to place; itinerant.

2.
Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his followers.

noun: 1.
One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.

2.
A follower of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.


:clap:...I did this in Maine with das boot! Who knew?
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Beach Fanatic
#95
AHHH--------as Aristotle would say while he was systemizing deductive logic

περιφερόμενος;-)
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SoWal ExpertAuthor
#96
ineluctable \in-ih-LUCK-tuh-buhl\, adjective:
Impossible to avoid or evade; inevitable.
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SoWal Insider
#97
Ignore button negates the ineluctable.
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Meow
#98
ineluctable \in-ih-LUCK-tuh-buhl\, adjective:
Impossible to avoid or evade; inevitable.

please use this with sanctimonious! :floor:
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Beach Fanatic
#99
That sanctimonius skunck was ineluctable for my odorifous puppies.
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SoWal Insider
#100
That sanctimonius skunck was ineluctable for my odorifous puppies.


DD! Winner! :clap:
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SoWal ExpertAuthor
#101
caveat \KAY-vee-at; KAV-ee-; KAH-vee-aht\, noun:
1. (Law) A notice given by an interested party to some officer not to do a certain act until the opposition has a hearing.
2. A warning or caution; also, a cautionary qualification or explanation to prevent misunderstanding.

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