5 Jul 2024
aforethought - adj
: previously in mind : premeditated, deliberate -> used postpositively = like a suffix
"Yes, you can, but not without some consideration *aforethought*."
see also: malice aforethought
aforethought - noun
"... but she lacked *aforethought* and intent."
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13 Sep 2023
Missing space between words, and “the chances of the Jets losing” is an ungrammatically fused participle that should read “the chances of the Jets’ losing.” They are the chances of their losing, not the chances of the postpositively modified losing Jets. @jesus_jimz
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23 Jun 2023
Word of the day redux.
Redux is an adjective that means “brought back,” and it is usually used to describe an event or situation that closely resembles something from the past. Redux is always used postpositively, that is, after the word or phrase it describes.
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18 Dec 2022
Dolfans. KEEP the faith, you have to believe. There are fans everywhere on the planet celebrating this game. WE are their inspiration. Think positive, and postpositively. FinzUp!🐬
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29 Aug 2022
Redux: brought back —used postpositively
—The people’s princess redux
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1 Mar 2022
Lite: (adjective) being an innocuous or unthreatening version —often used postpositively
—it is not just conservative students and faculty who are sick of what he calls “totalitarianism lite” on campus.
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26 Nov 2021
As well as #OneKindWord being able to change someone’s day, you can also share kindness online. Look at these 10 ways to share kindness from @natonlinesafety and #ThinkBeforeYouPost 😊 @PinehurstP #PostPositively #Appreciate #Understand #ReachOut #OfferHelp
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2 Jan 2021
Yay! It's time to fuck aplenty!
aplenty (adjective):
1. being in plenty or abundance —used postpositively
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2 Jan 2021
In case you didn't know...
aplenty (adjective):
1. being in plenty or abundance —used postpositively
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17 Nov 2020
OED includes "abound" as an adjective, "now rare," but no examples of using it postpositively.
Alts:
and/oh/how the mysteries abound
there are mysteries galore/aplenty/beyond/unfound
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5 Jun 2020
English adjectives generally don’t work properly in the predicative or postmodifier position, as in the disjointed-sounding “blunder monumental” and “nonsense absolute,” but a few of them work postpositively, as in “heir apparent” and “time immemorial.” tinyurl.com/y69n8szd
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24 Jan 2020
The final word in this week's theme of "adjectives used postpositively" is laureate, which comes from Latin laureatus (crowned with laurel), laurea (crown of laurel), feminine of laureus (of laurel), & laurus (laurel).
wordsmith.org/words/laureate… #AWAD #WordOfTheDay #DidYouKnow
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1 Jan 2020
Word Challenge of the Day:
Guess the word from its definitions.
(Post guesses after Noon EST)
: brought back—used postpositively
#WordOfTheDay #writing #writer
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7 Aug 2019
Word to eliminate: manqué.
“having failed, missed, or fallen short, especially because of circumstances or a defect of character; unsuccessful; unfulfilled or frustrated (usually used postpositively): a poet manqué who never produced a single book of verse.”
#WednesdayWisdom
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7 Aug 2019
#WOTD MANQUÉ (adj.) having failed, missed, or fallen short, especially because of circumstances or a defect of character; unsuccessful; unfulfilled or frustrated—usually used postpositively: “a poet manqué who never produced a single book of verse.”
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15 Feb 2018
What's with the Indians adding "Sir" and "Madam" postpositively to every name? It doesn't sound respectful. It just sounds dumb!
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24 Jul 2017
Like this "in the strict sense of the word (usually used postpositively)":- Is the school within Boston proper or in the suburbs?
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7 May 2016
With social media, coaches are evaluating recruits and recruits are evaluating coaches. SM is a tool to be used responsibly #postpositively
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3 Apr 2016
'Galore' confuses many people: it's used postpositively, which means that it follows the word or words it modifies. merriam-webster.com/words-at…
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