The word for today is… chasten (verb): 1: to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline also : purify 2a: to prune (something, such as a work or style of art) of excess, pretense, or falsity : refine b: to cause to be more humble or restrained : subdue Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Chasten,
The word for today is… asunder (adverb or adjective): 1: into parts 2: apart from each other Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Another adverb today; I like it when adverbs turn up. To get to the root of today’s word, it helps to take it apart and focus on the
Jason Hayes Jason Hayes is the director of energy and environmental policy for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. cfact.org Big government mandates are forcing the national transition to electric vehicles. Consumer demand doesn’t appear to matter. The government is doling out billions in special loans and subsidies
The word for today is… travesty (noun, verb): noun 1: a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation 2: a burlesque translation or literary or artistic imitation usually grotesquely incongruous in style, treatment, or subject matter verb : to make a travesty of : parody Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When disaster strikes, keeping
See ya: The now-former Hauraki-Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta feels a sense of liberation and is looking forward to what the future holds in store for her. After 27 years representing the people, her people, of Waikato, the former Foreign Affairs, Maori Affairs and Youth Minister for the Labour
The word for today is… fungible (adjective , noun): adjective 1: being something (such as money or a commodity) of such a nature that one part or quantity may be replaced by another equal part or quantity in paying a debt or settling an account 2: capable of mutual substitution : interchangeable
The word for today is… myrmidon (noun): 1 capitalized : a member of a legendary Thessalian people who accompanied their king Achilles in the Trojan War 2: a loyal follower Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Myrmidons, legendary inhabitants of Thessaly in Greece, were known for their fierce devotion to Achilles, the
As the only range in the Nelson Tasman district available for police training, it wasn’t just the club shutting down that concerned [Nelson Waimea Clay Target Club president Martin O’Connor]. “When the shit hits the fan, you ring the police, and if the police don’t have adequate
The word for today is… encomium (noun): : glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Kudos to encomium for being a marvelous, magnificent, must-have word for high praise for over four centuries—at least in formal speech and writing. Indeed, like its synonym panegyric, encomium (from the Greek
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The word for today is… feckless (adjective): 1: weak, ineffective 2: worthless, irresponsible Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Someone feckless is lacking in feck. And what, you may ask, is feck? In Scots—our source of feckless—feck means “majority” or “effect.” The term is ultimately an alteration of the Middle
David Fisher writes: Once more we return to the beautiful Bay of Islands where Winston Peters will balance the country’s future in his hands in the manner of a Wild West poker player – he’ll hold his cards close and likely have at least one ace up his sleeve.
The word for today is… environment (noun): 1: the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded 2a: the complex of physical, chemical, and biotic factors (such as climate, soil, and living things) that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival
Just when things were turning the corner for Chris Hipkins, the tyrant opens her big yawning yap hole and gives Labour the kiss of death. Former prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has broken her election silence, backing Labour during a near 11-minute Facebook live from the United States. Dame
The word for today is… preen (verb): 1 of a bird : to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland 2: to dress or smooth (oneself) up : primp 3: to pride or congratulate (oneself) on an
A social media post from former All Black Sonny Bill Williams that compared Hamas militants to Ukrainian freedom fighters has sparked controversy and outrage. Stuff Read more here. Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your
