This week's theme: yours to discover. vetitive (VET-i-tiv) adjective
1. Relating to a veto. 2. Having the power to forbid. [From Latin vetare (to forbid).] -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "The only case in which our executives have a real vetitive power, is the case of pardon, and most unfortunately it is used in an alarming, degree, against the supremacy of the law and the stability of the right -- both essential to civil liberty." Francis Lieber; On Civil Liberty and Self-government; 1853. Sponsors' messages: The Desk Drawer: Tired of hiding your words in a closet? Need critiques? Ready for a nudge to write more? http://www.winebird.com/ Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?code=qt4&ad=aw ............................................................................ The object of most prayers is to wangle an advance on good intentions. -Robert Brault Share the magic of words. Send a gift sub: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Remove, change, or subscribe address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/vetitive.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/vetitive.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/vetitive.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
