Word of the Day

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SATURDAY, MARCH 7

Edacious

[ə-DAY-shəs]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: latin, early 19th century

• Relating to or given to eating.
• Having an insatiable appetite

Examples of Edacious in a sentence

• Her priority was planning the edacious elements of the party.
• She knew her edacious uncle would eat at least twice as much as any other guest.

About Edacious

If edacious is an adjective to describe the insatiable quality of a hunger, then edacity is the noun given to that particular desire. English language construction rules give us a few options to apply to Latin roots. A word ending in “-ious” will most likely be an adjective, and “-ity” words will be your nouns.

Did you Know?

This hungry adjective comes from the Latin word “edax” (gluttonous), coming from the verb “edere,” which means to eat. Edacious went through a similar transition, as initially it meant anything related to eating, but it evolved to specifically imply a voracious, devouring appetite.

The Daily Prompt

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King Richard“A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!”CatesbyWithdraw, my lord; I’ll help you to a horse.King RichardSlave! I have set my life upon a cast,And I will stand the hazard of the die.I think there be six Richmonds in the field;Dive have I Slain today instead of him.A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!

Writers and Readers Choice

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Writers and Readers, share a favorite story with all of us, and please include a link.

Writer's choice: Put to the test

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It's best to avoid a beautiful mafiosa but sometimes she's hard to forget.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13056177

Illya and Pia Monteri

Reader's choice: The Chicago Underworld Affair

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by Chajka. Another story that uses some of the characters from The Concrete Overcoat Affair, and includes a ghost who saves Napoleon's life. 

BTW, it's quite long.

https://web.archive.org/web/20070405031140/http://file40.net/file40g/chic_under.html