This week's theme: eponyms. pantagruelian (pan-tuh-groo-EL-ee-uhn) adjective
1. Enormous. 2. Displaying extravagant and coarse humor. [After Pantagruel, a giant king with an enormous appetite, depicted in a series of novels by François Rabelais (c. 1490-1553).] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "[Ilan Ros's] jowls are scarlet, and he's wearing a loose apron over his Pantagruelian belly. He begins by gobbling up three slices of cold meat in quick succession and then wipes his mouth on a paper napkin." Yasmina Khadra (pen name of Mohammed Moulessehoul); The Attack (translated by John Cullen); Doubleday; 2006. Sponsors' messages: You help your students reach their full potential - now reach yours. Earn your MAEd from Dominican University - 100% Online. http://DominicanU.com/WS See a map of your word in the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?ad=aw&code=h7q ............................................................................ The louder he talks of honour, the faster we count our spoons. -Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882) 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/pantagruelian.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/pantagruelian.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/pantagruelian.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
