This week's theme: adjectives used postpositively. redivivus (red-uh-VY-vuhs) adjective
Revived or reborn. [From Latin re- (again) + vivus (living).] -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "[C.S. Lewis] thought 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' paganism redivivus, which perhaps it was." Roger Lewis Burgess; Yes, I Admit, God is God; New York Times; Nov 2, 1986. Sponsors' messages: Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?code=qt4&ad=aw Ever wonder why we aren't just happy, we're happy as a clam? Derivation, a fascinating game about word & phrase origins. A great gift! http://entspire.com ............................................................................ Look into any man's heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed. -Henrik Ibsen, playwright (1828-1906) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/redivivus.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/redivivus.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/redivivus.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
