Word of the Day for Wednesday, November 26, 2008
emollient \ih-MOL-yuhnt\, adjective:
1. softening or soothing
2. something that softens or soothes
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The extent of B.O.'s emollient approach to the Republicans appears to be throwing them a bone in the form of asking Defense Secretary Robert Gates to stay on at the Pentagon.
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
by 1643, from French emollient, from Latin emollientem, prp. of emollire "soften," from ex- "out" + mollire "soften," from mollis "soft."
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