This week's theme: words derived from the names of mythical creatures. harpy (HAR-pee) noun
1. A predatory person. 2. A bad-tempered woman. [After the Harpies, monsters in Greek mythology, who had a woman's head and a bird's body. The gods ordered them to snatch food from Phineus, a king who was punished for revealing secrets. From Greek harpazein (to snatch).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=harpy -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Longoria Parker comes across as a shrill harpy in her pivotal role, hounding Ashley into ending the affair." Sam Cannon; She's No Angel; Bristol Evening Post (UK); Jan 31, 2008. Sponsors' messages: "The Rookie Mom's Handbook" has 250 activities to do with (and without!) your baby. Promocode WORDADAY for 25% off your order. http://www.quirkbooks.com/ Polemic "Grimmly Reflecting" free weekly. Subscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] ............................................................................ This above all: to thine own self be true, \ And it must follow, as the night the day, \ Thou canst not then be false to any man. -William Shakespeare, poet and dramatist (1564-1616) Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/harpy.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/harpy.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/harpy.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
