This week's theme: archaic words. point-device (point di-VYS) adverb
Completely; perfectly. adjective Perfect; precise; meticulous. [From the phrase "at point devis" meaning "at a fixed point" or "to perfection".] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Thus he [Eginhard] grew up, in logic point-device, Perfect in grammar, and in rhetoric nice." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Tales of a Wayside Inn; 1863. Sponsors' messages: orijinz is a smash! "Great, great, GREAT word game!" "So much Fun" A great teachers, graduation or Father's day gift! Only $14.95. http://entspire.com 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 ............................................................................ If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore. -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/point-device.mp3 Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/point-device.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
