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After scanning CE for interesting words for over two years I have been impressed with the level of intelligence of many of the people that post regularly. Sometimes an interesting word stands out, and other times it takes a while to find something that can be considered interesting. Considering the source it is not unusual to have a word that was used as a word of the day previously. At times the word of the day is found in an article that is quoted or other quoted source. If you see an interesting word being used on CE please mention me in the topic.

If you want to post in this topic, try to use the word of the day in a sentence.

Today's word is belie.
As defined by Merriam-Webster:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belie

Did You Know?

What is a lie? asked Lord Byron in Don Juan. He then answered himself: "'Tis but the truth in masquerade. . . ." The history of "belie" illustrates a certain connection between lying and disguising. In its earliest known use, around A.D. 1000, belie meant "to deceive by lying." By the 1200s, it was being used to mean "to tell lies about," using a sense similar to that of the modern word slander. Over time its meaning softened, shifting from an act of outright lying to one of mere misrepresentation, and by the early 1700s, the word was being used in the sense "to disguise or conceal." Nowadays, "belie" suggests giving an impression at variance with the facts rather than telling an intentional untruth.

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ive said it once

and ill say it again

POST THE DAMN DEFINITION IN THE DAMN POST

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@TheBlueMonk_
I don't often respond to comments, but since I am only planning to do 6 more of these posts I will say that I have had more people that didn't like the definition part since that is what dictionaries are for.

I plan to post 6 more because that will make it 1000, but since the activity feeds are no longer part of GameFAQs the people that followed me, at least in part, to know when I made these posts now have to look for them (if they even think about it). So this post is for those people as much as for you.

If I am able to post 6 more days in a row that will give me 1000 days in a row, so that seems like a good place to stop.

For you, feel free to suggest the same thing for those six more days or take over if you like. The definition is usually the most boring part of the word, at best the least interesting part, but if that is what you want then go for it. I don't think anyone will need my permission, I was doing it for myself more than for anyone else so it was easy for me to proceed without the definitions (although I always included a link if someone wanted to check).
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chaoyun2k posted...

The definition is usually the most boring part of the word,

holy shit.

lmao holy shit

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