This week's theme: porcine words to mark the Chinese new year. epigeal (ep-i-JEE-uhl) adjective
Living close to the ground, as certain plants. [From Greek epigeios (on the earth), from epi (upon) + ge (earth).] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "This nation must not let Denzil Douglas and his incompetent, all-good-for-themselves ministers bring us, a once successful and progressive people, to an epigeal existence." Charles Warne; Energy-saving Bulbs or A Nation-saving Government; Democrat (St. Kitts and Nevis); Jan 27, 2007. The sponsors of this newsletter are: Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?code=qv9&ad=aw Perfect your French, German, Italian or Spanish with Champs-Elysees audio magazines, the final step to fluency! http://ads.champs-elysees.com/wsmith5 ............................................................................ Profits, like sausages... are esteemed most by those who know least about what goes into them. -Alvin Toffler, futurist and author (1928- ) Our privacy policy: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, exchanged, or bartered. We hate junk mail. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/epigeal.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/epigeal.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/epigeal.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
