Word for the Day, Thursday, February 19, 2015 - effulgent

dictionaries ad nauseam | 19 February 2015 | Thursday's sub

[secret garden]

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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".

effulgent [ih-fuhl-juh nt, ih-foo l-] adjective
Shining forth brilliantly; radiant

Example sentences:
Warmest climes but nurse the cruellest fangs: the tiger of Bengal crouches in spiced groves of ceaseless verdure. Skies the most effulgent but basket the deadliest thunders: gorgeous Cuba knows tornadoes that never swept tame northern lands.
--Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, 1851

I am your brother of light, and have floated with you in the effulgent valleys.
--H. P. Lovecraft, "Beyond the Wall of Sleep," Pine Cones, 1919

Etymology:
Effulgent is a back formation from the noun effulgence. It derives from the Latin verb fulgere meaning "to shine." Effulgent entered English in the mid-1700s.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

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[Ken H]

effulgent - shining forth brilliantly; radiant

Ah, so that's what it means. Now I wish I hadn't called that lady a jerk.

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Welcome to WFTD!

[xsmommy]

Not such an effulgent AM here, I have a flat. Felt it on the 14th st bridge, but had to keep going bc I didn’t dare pull over there, nor in the 3d street tunnel. SO I made it into my garage. Talked to AAA but will call them back around noon or so to come, bc if they put air in now, it will be gone by the time I am ready to leave the ofc. Just what I needed on a sub-zero day like today.

[NicknamedBob]

When you operate a restaurant designed to cater to men of substance, effulgent is the proper goal.

[secret garden]

Oh no, I'm sorry. I hope that was the worst part of your day and everything else goes well. I thought DC would be shut down again for snow. A+ for you.
We are having cryoseismic booms in the midstate.

[secret garden]

I'm trying to figure out how it applies to restaurants. A for you.

[SoothingDave]

Sorry to hear that.

You should have a spare tire, couldn’t AAA put the spare on for you?

[xsmommy]

we didn’t get any more snow, just subzero temps.

[SoothingDave]

You trying to escape? ;-)

They did end up canceling school for today. Which means they logically should for tomorrow as well. It is 2 degrees out there right now. Tonight it’s supposed to go to 6 or 7 below.

[xsmommy]

yes, they will do that if that’s what is required. xshub suggested getting enough air in to get to the garage near home where they can repair the tire, but if it’s beyond repair then they will need to put on the spare. I knew I was driving on a flat by the sound and the feel, but there was just nowhere I felt safe to pull over.

[secret garden]

She's got to go back to Circus Burger.

[xsmommy]

I preferred the pic of her as the Barbie!

[secret garden]

My schedule won't allow time for it starting next month. I'm glad the kids will be home. Too cold to be out waiting for the bus and with our road conditions, we don't need teens out there driving back and forth to school. We still have a couple of inches of ice on the subdivision roads. No plows, sand, or salt for secondaries. Plus single digits today, not counting windchill.

[secret garden]

Most garages won’t repair tires anymore and force you to buy a new one. They claim the plugs are unsafe.

[xsmommy]

Our garage by our house will repair. They are a nice group of Asians, not sure if Korean or Vietnamese, but they do great work.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Slick Willie’s big smile is effulgent
And Hillary’s just so indulgent
With Epstein’s young girls
Bill has had several whirls
He brags, “Though it’s bent, it’s still bulgent”

[SAJ]

Applies to restaurants? C'mon, SG...that's a cinch.

It's what the obnoxious waiter says to the fat slob who wants to order a third piece of pie: "Yeffull, gent".