Category Archives: Wat’s it Mean?

Wednesday’s Word: All things Crainesian

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

Before I moved my blog to WordPress, I used to do an occasional Wednesday’s Word thing, a bit of wordsmithing with words new to me or words I just liked the sound of. This is the first of my Wednesday’s Word posts … Continue reading →

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>Wednesday’s Word: truculent Wat’s it mean?

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

>Truculent \TRUCK-yuh-lunt\ (adjective) MSWORD’s definition:Aggressively or sullenly refusing to accept something to do what is askedHostile, fractious M-W’s Word Central:ready and willing to fight or quarrel Sentences:Because there were several truculent boys in her classroom, Mrs. Baumgartner left the arduous … Continue reading →

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>Wednesday’s Word: hoary Wat’s it mean?

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

>Hoary /\HOR-ee\/ (adjective) MSWORD’s definition:1. Overused: old and stale from overuse2. white with age3. covered with pale, gray, or white hairs M-W.com:1 : gray or white with or as if with age2 : extremely old : ancient The way I’ve … Continue reading →

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