Word of the Day for Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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vestigial \ve-STIJ-ee-uhl\, adjective:
vestigial \ve-STIJ-ee-uhl\, adjective:
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1. Relating to a body part that has become small and lost its use because of evolutionary change.
1. Relating to a body part that has become small and lost its use because of evolutionary change.
2. Pertaining to, or of the nature of anything that is no longer present or in existence.
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Under the auspices of the B.O., he and the rest of his minions are treating the U.S. Constitution as if it were a vestigial document, no longer needing to be complied with nor enforced!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Vestigial is from the French vestige, "a mark, trace, sign," which comes from the Latin vestigium, "footprint, trace," of unknown origin.
Vestigial is from the French vestige, "a mark, trace, sign," which comes from the Latin vestigium, "footprint, trace," of unknown origin.
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