In forebear pompaticus in that language means "showy, splendid. The origin of altisonant isn't remarkable: the alti- traces back to Latin altus , meaning "high," and the sonant comes from Latin sonare , meaning "to sound.
A more obscure but also more kindred relative is grandisonant , which means "giving the impression of grandeur. The uppity among us might presume that they know everything worth knowing about uppity but we suspect they are wrong.
Uppity , most probably a simple joining of up as in "up on one's high horse" and the suffix -ity , meaning "quality, state, degree," is a child of the late 19th century. It was apparently an era of some appreciation for the pleasing rhythm created by lodging a dental plosive between a schwa and a high front vowel: biggety , persnickety which had had older incarnation in pernickety , and snippety are all believed to date from that same time.
In the word supercilious hides a gesture that often communicates what the word itself communicates: a raised eyebrow. Supercilious is from the Latin supercilium , meaning "eyebrow. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!
Log in Sign Up. High Horse. More Words At Play. Merriam-Webster's Words of the Week - Oct. Time Traveler. Love words? Share Facebook. Add Opinion. I'm a tricky cookie. Im quite laid back and very non snobbish but unfortunately my voice puts people off. I'm English, my mum is from the south and my dad the central.
I'm left with an accent where I clip my vowels grass, path, bath, instead of Barth, grarse, parth but my overall tone sounds posh. My personality is far from posh. I've had people refuse to speak to me very they thought I was posh, and likewise people refuse to socialise because I have the voice but the behaviour. I would prefer someone non snobbish but I'm not fussed on accent. I can't be assed with loops and jumps.
Is this still revelant? They want a guy who is a challenge even if he is faking it. The snobby guy is good at playing hard to get even though he may personally have nothing. I knew a few guys like this in my 20s. Girls would openly sneer at them It's along the same line of the asshole attraction. There is sadly little reward for modesty when it comes to dating most women except a small minority of decent ones. Sign Up Now! Related myTakes. Show All. I'm done with intelligence.
It's Not Always Funerial. Sort Girls First Guys First. Or were you sitting alone under dim light at the dining room table studiously scribbling notes in your tasting log? One situation might make a beer seem much more appealing than another. Such statements are meant to point out the discernment of their palate. Can you? Craft beer is all grown up. As in any industry reaching maturity, certain things are going to happen. There will be acquisitions. There will be consolidations.
And some successful breweries will get big. Big is not necessarily bad. If we want craft beer to grow—and I think we all do—then we need to applaud success. Certainly there are many models of success. Craft beer is a grassroots phenomenon, but some national clout will give the movement stability.
The only thing that really matters is that the beer stays good. Acquiring the beer from that obscure farmhouse brewery with extremely limited distribution puts them on the inside. They get to be one of the cool kids. And they will make sure everybody knows it. Expanded availability is the enemy. How can a beer make them important if everyone can get it? To them I say, if not for the likes of Sierra Nevada and Boston Beer Company, this current craft-beer phenomenon would not be happening.
That boutique beer that they adore would not exist. They would still be enjoying homogenous lager and would likely be none the wiser. Those breweries were the pioneers, the ones who pushed out fuller-flavored beers when nobody wanted them. And they continue to support the industry in ways that only their size makes possible. Given the depth, breadth, and quality of what they make, Sierra Nevada is arguably one of the best breweries in the country.
Greater availability is only a positive in my mind. Sam Adams invented the modern idea of extreme beer. Michael has a passion for beer. In addition, Michael is himself an award-winning brewer. He writes a monthly column on beer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. You must be logged in to post a comment.
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