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Jan 4, 2011
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with Anu Gargligneous
PRONUNCIATION:
(LIG-nee-uhs)
MEANING:
adjective:
Having the texture or appearance of wood.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin lignum (wood). Ultimately from the Indo-European root leg-
(to collect), which is also the source of lexicon, legal, dialogue, lecture,
logic, legend, logarithm, intelligent, diligent, sacrilege, elect, and loyal.
Earliest documented use: 1626.
USAGE:
"With Boris Johnson lumbering onto the Queen Vic set recently (and 'lumber'
is the only appropriate word for his sturdily ligneous performance) ..."Tom Sutcliffe; An Age-Old Problem That Affects Us All; The Independent (London, UK); Jan 26, 2010. See more usage examples of ligneous in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock. -Ben Hecht, screenwriter, playwright, novelist, director, and producer (1894-1964)
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