Tag: Dee
Word of the Day – Nov. 19 – Unwieldy
Adjective: Unwieldy (un-WEEL-dee)
Definition: Not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness): cumbersome
Sample sentence: The futon mattress was heavy...
Downstate Man Convicted of Robbing Bank in Chocolay Township
MARQUETTE, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – The downstate man convicted of robbery of a bank in Chocolay Township last year has been...
Word of the Day – Sept. 3 – De minimis
Adjective: De minimus (dee-MIN-uh-mus)
Definition: Lacking significance or importance: so minor as to merit disregard.
Sample sentence: Critics complain that the new policy merely introduces de...
Word of the Day – July 4 – Grandiose
Adjective: Grandiose (grand-dee-OSS)
Definition:
1. Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration.
2. Impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur.
Sample...
Word of the Day – Sept. 21 – Preprandial
Adjective: Preprandial (pree-PRAN-dee-ul)
Definition: Of, relating to, or suitable for the time just before dinner.
Sample sentence: Although dinner was served late,...
Word of the Day – Aug. 16 – Predial
Adjective: Predial (PREE-dee-ul)
Definition: Of or relating to land or its products
Sample sentence: The lease of a predial estate, when the time has not...
