blow·zy also blow·sy (blou'zē) adj. blow·zi·er also blow·si·er, blow·zi·est blow·si·est. 1. Having a coarsely ruddy and bloated appearance. 2. Disheveled and frowzy; unkempt. --blow'zi·ly adv. --blow'zi·ness n.
Used in a sentence (link):
Come stroll with me through the blowzy gardens and wildflower meadow; gathering Black-eyed Susans, Ladybells and Queen Anne’s Lace for carefree bouquets.
I guess in some sense being blowzy is not a bad thing -- if you're a wild flower! Anyway, this is how most of us feel upon getting up every morning - disheveled and frowsy. Now why would the dictionary use another unusual word to describe a word that rhymes with it and "lousy" at the same time.
frow·zy also frow·sy (frou“z¶) adj. frow·zi·er also frow·si·er, frow·zi·est frow·si·est. 1. Unkempt; slovenly. 2. Having an unpleasant smell; musty. --frow“zi·ness n.
Okay, I'm guessing that the second definition is a connotation in both cases, for a garden amonst fruit trees (the contest of the quote) certainly can be unkempt, but would not have an unpleasant smell -- quite the opposite, as is the point of the blog in which I found the quote.
The primary meaning of "blowsy," it appears, would be limited to a rather poor image - a medical or physical condition that indicates real problems. Coarse ruddiness and bloating can't be good. Brings to my mind a drunk and obese person (particular ones come to mind, but I don't want to be disrespectful of public figures!).
Personally, the way my ankles swell, by the time I go to bed in the evening they are looking rather blowsy even if I am otherwise feeling quite well. Oh well, enough about me. If this is posted, it means I couldn't find anything else to post! Until next time, have a pleasant day!
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Grandiloquence
gran·dil·o·quence (grăn-dĭl'э-kwэns) n. Pompous or bombastic speech or expression. --gran·dil'o·quent adj. --gran·dil'o·quent·ly adv.
The "word of the day" (expert) pops up on my electronic version of The American Heritage® Dictionary, Third Edition ©1994, from SoftKey®, Int. Today's random word inspired me to commit on my blog due to its timeliness during the Democratic National Convention. In all fairness to the DNC, I did not watch the Republicans last week and don't plan on watching the convention this week either.
Politicians in general, though, tend to make speeches that make them sound much better than they are. Seldom do we hear humility among them. I suppose that is to be expected at the top, for such men and women wish to show that they are "in control." However, in America we do not have royalty or official "classes." We are all the same: citizens with the same rights as free adults. There are exceptions due to those law breakers among us -- some even denied some rights after conviction and "time served," but that is for another discussion.
The next time you hear a politician waxing grandiloquently, remember that his big talk is from someone on the same standing before God as anyone of us to whom he speaks. We have no "king" except Jesus, as the pilgrims were wont to say. In this nation, that still holds true even for unbelievers! There is no king to whom we owe allegiance other than the heavenly one if we choose to acknowledge Him. Let us look to a leader who first knows how to serve.
Phil. 2:
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
The "word of the day" (expert) pops up on my electronic version of The American Heritage® Dictionary, Third Edition ©1994, from SoftKey®, Int. Today's random word inspired me to commit on my blog due to its timeliness during the Democratic National Convention. In all fairness to the DNC, I did not watch the Republicans last week and don't plan on watching the convention this week either.
Politicians in general, though, tend to make speeches that make them sound much better than they are. Seldom do we hear humility among them. I suppose that is to be expected at the top, for such men and women wish to show that they are "in control." However, in America we do not have royalty or official "classes." We are all the same: citizens with the same rights as free adults. There are exceptions due to those law breakers among us -- some even denied some rights after conviction and "time served," but that is for another discussion.
The next time you hear a politician waxing grandiloquently, remember that his big talk is from someone on the same standing before God as anyone of us to whom he speaks. We have no "king" except Jesus, as the pilgrims were wont to say. In this nation, that still holds true even for unbelievers! There is no king to whom we owe allegiance other than the heavenly one if we choose to acknowledge Him. Let us look to a leader who first knows how to serve.
Phil. 2:
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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