One for the Monday water cooler.
Ask lads to reflect on a sisyphean tournament.
Yerrah in fairness this bunch gave it their all and just came up short, I wouldnât call any of them sissies.
Stentorian
A loud and powerful voice
Refoulement.
the act of forcing a refugee or asylum seeker to return to a country or territory where he or she is likely to face persecution .
poltroon
adjective
as in cowardly
having or showing a shameful lack of courage
a military commander who was so poltroon that he surrendered without having fired so much as a single shot
pulchritude
Beauty
I only became aware this minute that âmullockingâ is a Limerick term.
Was coming on to give the same word
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pulchitrudinous
Beautiful
From Mullocks Ltd. of Lower Mallow Street and later of the Dock Road. They supplied dockers to the port who were known for their lack of grace and aplomb. Hence, Mullockers.
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Anosmic
No sense of smell , unable to smell something
I thought that was Menosic
Equanimity
calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation.
"she accepted both the good and the bad with equanimity
Sagacious
quick and wise in understanding
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Whatâs the opposite of crescent or crescere, which means to grow.
Iâm looking for a botanical term. Something thatâs alive, regenerating, but not growing in size.
Any ideas @flattythehurdler, you like big complex words?
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Adult and Mature would be close but theyâre not botanical terms.
Id go with homeostasis
Thanks, but I donât think thatâs it.
Growth isnât mentioned in the meaning.
Decrescent or waning ?
Or quiescent