Sunday, November 07, 2004

Word of the Day

Pickwickian • \pick-WICK-ee-un\ • adjective
1 : marked by simplicity and generosity
*2 : intended or taken in a sense other than the obvious or literal one

Example sentence:
"It was tough, but I survived" was Carl’s Pickwickian response when I asked him about his weekend "boat-sitting" a 50-foot luxury yacht.

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