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Words to describe people

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ambivert
hapless
superbious
hoary

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hoary

PRONUNCIATION:

(HOHR-ee)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Gray or white, as from age.
2. Ancient.
3. Trite.

ETYMOLOGY:

From hoar (frost), from Old English har. Earliest documented use: 1530.

USAGE:

“They are a cool blend of youth and experience, with a couple of hoary veterans to keep the kids from spinning into space.”
Brad Rock; Jazz Dreaming of a Blazing Future; Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah); Dec 9, 2013.

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I learn that ten percent of all the world's species are parasitic insects. It is hard to believe. What if you were an inventor, and you made ten percent of your inventions in such a way that they could only work by harnessing, disfiguring, or totally destroying the other ninety percent? -Annie Dillard, author (b. 30 Apr 1945)

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A.Word.A.Day--precocious

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Words to describe people

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hoary
precocious

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precocious

PRONUNCIATION:

(pri-KOH-shuhs)

MEANING:

adjective: Exhibiting advanced development at an early age.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin praecox (premature, early ripening), from praecoquere (to ripen early), from prae- (pre) + coquere (to cook or ripen). Ultimately from the Indo-European root pekw- (to cook or ripen), which is also the source of cook, cuisine, kitchen, kiln, biscuit, apricot (an early-ripening peach, literally speaking), pumpkin, and Hindi pakka (ripened, cooked). Earliest documented use: 1650.

USAGE:

“In 1971 a precocious German academic -- at 32 years old, the holder of five degrees in engineering and economics -- hosted a conference.”
A Tour of the Magic Mountain; The Economist (London, UK); Jan 18, 2020.

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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. -Joseph Addison, writer (1 May 1672-1719)

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