Word of the Day: ASSIDUOUS

as·sid·u·ous

adjective \ə-ˈsij-wəs, –ˈsi-jə-\

: showing great care, attention, and effort

Full Definition of ASSIDUOUS

:  marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application <an assiduous book collector> 

— as·sid·u·ous·ly adverb

— as·sid·u·ous·ness noun

Examples of ASSIDUOUS

1. They were assiduous in their search for all the latest facts and figures.
2. The project required some assiduous planning.
3. The assiduous attention the moderators at mami’s take to ban anyone mentioning Spero’s degenerate Flickr account is quite disturbing.
4. Nick Spero aka. breadncircus assiduously attempts to portray himself as an upstanding, decent white man; when in fact, he is not.

Origin of ASSIDUOUS

Latin assiduus, from assidēre

First Known Use: 1622

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Word of the Day: CIRCUMSPECT

 

cir·cum·spect

adjective \ˈsər-k^əm-ˌspekt\

: thinking carefully about possible risks before doing or saying something

Full Definition of CIRCUMSPECT

:  careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences :  prudent <diplomacy required a circumspect response>

— cir·cum·spec·tion noun

— cir·cum·spect·ly adverb

Examples of CIRCUMSPECT

1. <she has a reputation for being quiet and circumspect in investigating charges of child abuse>
2. Anons in the “troof movement” are never circumspect when posting.
3. Posting self-nudies in his Flickr account, showed lack of circumspection by Spero.

Origin of CIRCUMSPECT

Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French circonspect, from Latin circumspectus, from past participle of circumspicere to look around, be cautious, from circum- + specere to look — more at spy

First Known Use: 15th century

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Word of the Day: NON SEQUITUR

non se·qui·tur

noun \ˈnän-ˈse-kwə-tər also –ˌtu̇r\

: a statement that is not connected in a logical or clear way to anything said before it

Full Definition of NON SEQUITUR

1 :  an inference that does not follow from the premises; specifically :  a fallacy resulting from a simple conversion of a universal affirmative proposition or from the transposition of a condition and its consequent

2 :  a statement (as a response) that does not follow logically from or is not clearly related to anything previously said

Examples of NON SEQUITUR

1. We were talking about the new restaurant when she threw in some non sequitur about her dog.
2. BnC’s statement and comments about his 2009 Flickr account  have all been non sequitur.
3. The attacks on women in “super-troofer” chatango chatrooms are usually non sequitur.

Origin of NON SEQUITUR

Latin, it does not follow

First Known Use: 1540

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