The random pseudodictionary.com word of the day is : murderlize
Commonly used in old cartoons. A silly way of telling someone you are going to beat them up.
ex. Put up yer dukes. Puttemup, puttemup! I'll murderlize ya!
The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : propitious
Propitious \Pro*pi"tious\, a. [L. propitius, perhaps originally
a term of augury meaning, flying forward (pro) or well; cf.
Skr. pat to fly, E. petition, feather.]
1. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious
season; a propitious breeze.
2. Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a
person or a divinity. --Milton.
And now t' assuage the force of this new flame, And
make thee [Love] more propitious in my need.
--Spenser.
Syn: Auspicious; favorable; kind.
Usage: {Propitious}, {Auspicious}. Auspicious (from the
ancient idea of auspices, or omens) denotes
``indicative of success,'' or ``favored by incidental
occurrences;'' as, an auspicious opening; an
auspicious event. Propitious denotes that which
efficaciously protect us in some undertaking, speeds
our exertions, and decides our success; as, propitious
gales; propitious influences. -- {Pro*pi"tious*ly},
adv. -- {Pro*pi"tious*ness}, n.
web1913
propitious
adj : presenting favorable circumstances; "propitious omens" [ant:
{unpropitious}]
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