;Posted on 10/21/2013 5:59:05 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 10/21/13
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
procrustean; adj.
adjective 1. pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes. 2. ( often lowercase ) tending to produce conformity by violent or arbitrary means.
Etymology: 1846 in figurative sense of "aiming to produce conformity by arbitrary means," from Procrustes (1583), mythical robber of Attica who seized travelers, tied them to his bed, and either stretched their limbs or lopped of their legs to make them fit it. The name is Gk. Prokroustes "one who stretches," from
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
The dress was flared, not boobs-my sentence structure wasn’t THAT bad...
Flared boobs are good structures ..... Never bad structured. 8<)
When ordering seafood at the restaurant, it is always best to avoid the amateurs. Get a procrustacean every time!
Well, you throw boobs into the middle of a sentence and you’re gonna have lost trains of thought.
I knew there was no way I’d be the first to include an Old Crusty reference.
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