51吃瓜 of the Day
More about sith
In English sith is an archaic or dialect word whose functions as an adverb, preposition, and conjunction have been taken over by since. The Old English siththa is a variant of siththan (originally 蝉墨迟丑 迟丑腻尘 鈥渁fter that, subsequent to鈥�), an adverbial and prepositional phrase formed from the comparative adverb 蝉墨迟丑 鈥渟ubsequently, later鈥� (akin to German seit 鈥渟ince鈥�) and 迟丑腻尘, the dative of the demonstrative pronoun, the phrase meaning 鈥渟ubsequent to that, after that.鈥�
how is sith used?
… for ever sith the lord Clisson turned French, he never loved him.
“Of course you see now, Sir Thomas, how ill a match Master John Feversham should have been for Blanche.” “Wherefore?” was the short answer. “Sith he is no longer the heir.”
forgetive
adjective
Archaic. inventive; creative.
More about forgetive
At first glance forgetive looks like a derivative of forget, to be pronounced with a hard g, accented on the second syllable, and meaning something like 鈥渇orgetful.鈥� It is, however, a coinage by Shakespeare, and appears in Henry IV, Part 2 (1596-99). Forgetive, obscure in its etymology and meaning, is usually interpreted as a derivation of the verb forge 鈥渢o beat into shape, form by hammering鈥� and meaning 鈥渃reative, inventive.鈥�
how is forgetive used?
O quick and forgetive power!
A good sherris-sack hath a two-fold operation in it. It … makes it apprehensive quick, forgetive, full of nimble fiery and delectable shapes …
pococurante
noun
a careless or indifferent person.
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The English noun and adjective pococurante is a straightforward borrowing from Italian, even retaining its Italian pronunciation. Pococurante in both languages means 鈥渃aring little, indifferent.鈥� The first element poco in Italian is an indefinite adjective and adverb meaning 鈥渓ittle, a little,鈥� descended from the Latin adjective paucus 鈥渇ew鈥� (the Latin adjective is related to Gothic fawai, Old English 蹿脓补飞别, and Middle English fewe, all plural adjectives of indefinite quantity meaning 鈥渇ew鈥�). The Italian adjective curante is the present participle of the verb curare (the Latin forms are 肠奴谤补苍迟- and 肠奴谤腻谤别) “to watch over, look after, cure.鈥� The Latin verb is a derivative of the noun 肠奴谤补 鈥渨orry, concern, object of care,鈥� of unknown etymology. Pococurante entered English in the 18th century.
how is pococurante used?
“I believe you are misinformed, sir,” said Jekyl dryly, and then resumed as deftly as he could, his proper character of a pococurante.
Calling a careless person a “pococurante” or other fancy name will not, by the precision of the term, suddenly make the careless careful.