Showing posts with label adjective. Show all posts
Showing posts with label adjective. Show all posts

Monday, February 13, 2012

Sisyphean

Laundry in my house is a Sisyphean task.

Sisyphus, noun: a legendary king of Corinth condemned eternally to repeatedly roll a heavy rock up a hill in Hades only to have it roll down again as it nears the top

Sisyphean, adjective: of, relating to, or suggestive of the labors of Sisyphus.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

absent

absent, transitive verb: too keep (oneself) away

absent, adjective: not present or attending: MISSING

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Loquacious

loquacious, adjective: full of excessive talk: wordy

In case you couldn't tell, I'm feeling loquacious today.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Toothsome

toothsome, adjective: of palatable flavor and pleasing texture

I made pineapple upside down cake last night, and it was not as toothsome as I had hoped it would be. The flavor was good but the texture was mushy, bordering on soggy. My husband did not seem to mind though, because he ate two pieces.

toothsome, adjective: agreeable, attractive, sexually attractive

Well, I never knew that was one of the definitions of toothsome. I suppose one could call Brad Pitt toothsome, or the male ballet dancer who couldn't be on So You Think You Can Dance because of his contract with the Miami Ballet. What a shame. I hear rumors he'll be on next season, so I am keeping my fingers crossed for that.

And, as Lesli reminds us, Johnny Depp is ever toothsome. Happy belated birthday, Johnny Depp.