Word of the Day

[M.J.]

Just post whatever word has been on your mind

 

Here's mine:

 

Convoluted

Edited December 6, 2020 by M.J.

[humble bumble bee]

Unexpected 

[redvet]

Anxiety 

[dove]

Global 

[➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone]

Toad

Old (Downunder) Tone

[Doug]

I respected Bill O'Reilly , The O'Reilly Factor on Fox network.

Each show featured the Word of the Day.

So different from the typical shallow or salacious material served up by mass media.

Bill had been a high school English teacher.

[Qapla]

Anniversary

 

Today is our 40th

[AH173]

(Spiritual) Vigilance!

[dove]

Anniversary

 

Today we made it to our 65th..

[Qapla]

A couple in our Hall just had their 65th the day before our 40th

 

[dove]

Congratulations to them too..it's something you only get to do once in your lifetime..🙂

Edited December 10, 2020 by Dove

[CHecker]

Frustrated 

[M.J.]

Exhausted

[M.J.]

Purview

[AH173]

(Not being) contentious.

 

As defined by Webster's dictionary

 

Quote

contentious adjective

 

con·ten·tious | \ kən-ˈten(t)-shəs  \

Definition of contentious

1: likely to cause disagreement or argument

a contentious issue

2: exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes

a man of a most contentious nature

 

Synonyms

aggressive, agonistic, argumentative, assaultive, bellicose, belligerent, brawly, chippy, combative, confrontational, discordant, disputatious, feisty, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike

 

Antonyms

nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, unbelligerent, uncombative, uncontentious

 

Choose the Right Synonym for contentious

BELLIGERENT, BELLICOSE, PUGNACIOUS, QUARRELSOME, CONTENTIOUS mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. BELLIGERENT often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities. belligerent nations BELLICOSE suggests a disposition to fight.  a drunk in a bellicose mood  PUGNACIOUS suggests a disposition that takes pleasure in personal combat.  a pugnacious gangster  QUARRELSOME stresses an ill-natured readiness to fight without good cause.  the heat made us all quarrelsome CONTENTIOUS implies perverse and irritating fondness for arguing and quarreling.  wearied by his contentious disposition 

 

Scriptural Points on how not to be contentious:

 

(Proverbs 26:21) “. . .As charcoal for the embers and wood for the fire, So a contentious man kindles a quarrel.”

 

(Romans 2:3-11) “. . ., O man, that while you judge those who practice such things and yet you do them, you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, because you do not know that God in his kindness is trying to lead you to repentance? 5 But according to your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath and of the revealing of God’s righteous judgment. 6 And he will pay back to each one according to his works: 7 everlasting life to those who are seeking glory and honor and incorruptibleness by endurance in work that is good; 8 however, for those who are contentious and who disobey the truth but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and anger. 9 There will be tribulation and distress on every person who works what is harmful, on the Jew first and also on the Greek; 10 but glory and honor and peace for everyone who works what is good, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with God.”

 

[dove]

That was a couple of words..

[AH173]

Just a few.

[M.J.]

My teacher told me to write with more parsimony.

[Sister Twister]

On 12/10/2020 at 2:49 PM, Dove said:

Anniversary

 

Today we made it to our 65th..

Thats amazing , congratulations

[Friends just call me Ross]

Empathy

[M.J.]

Belicose

[Friends just call me Ross]

Add another "l" , if you are trying to find a definition.  

 

[M.J.]

It's actually another L : Bellicose

I wrote it with one L because I was thinking of the word in Spanish.

 

But I hope your comment was in jest, because if not it was in very poor taste. Especially as a moderator.

 

Edited December 22, 2020 by M.J.

[carlos]

34 minutes ago, M.J. said:

It's actually another L : Bellicose

That's exactly what Ross was telling you above, it was missing an "l" (small L).

[M.J.]

My apologies, I thought she was saying to add an "I". Not sure why I would want the definition.  I chose the word, so I already know what it means.

 

If its that simple.  Why would Cherie "cherish" her comment. ?

Edited December 22, 2020 by M.J.