Word of the Day for Thursday, October 21, 2010
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coruscate \KOR-uh-skayt\, intransitive verb:
coruscate \KOR-uh-skayt\, intransitive verb:
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1. To give off or reflect bright beams or flashes of light; to sparkle.
1. To give off or reflect bright beams or flashes of light; to sparkle.
2. To exhibit brilliant, sparkling technique or style.
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So the B.O.'s coruscating speeches have finally worn thin on the vast majority of the electorate, and now we are left with having to clean up his mess left behind, which is the equivalent of a political Hurricane Katrina!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Coruscate comes from Latin coruscatus, past participle of coruscare, "to move quickly, to tremble, to flutter, to twinkle or flash." The noun form is coruscation. Also from coruscare is the adjective coruscant, "glittering in flashes; flashing."
Coruscate comes from Latin coruscatus, past participle of coruscare, "to move quickly, to tremble, to flutter, to twinkle or flash." The noun form is coruscation. Also from coruscare is the adjective coruscant, "glittering in flashes; flashing."
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