Cyprian (SIP-ree-uhn) adjective 1. Of, or pertaining to Cyprus.
2. Lewd. noun 1. An native or inhabitant of Cyprus; a Cypriot. 2. A lewd person. [From Latin Cyprius (of Cyprus), from Greek Kyprios, from Kypros (Cyprus), birthplace of Aphrodite (also called Cypris), the goddess of love and beauty.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=cyprian "Cyprian Okoro, 38, a GP in Beckenham, Kent, was found guilty of making lewd comments to two vulnerable women patients." Doctor Made 'Lewd' Comments; The Independent (London, UK); Apr 9, 2000. "The Starr report is lewd, Cyprian, gamy, racy, titillating, ithyphallic, Paphian, prurient, salacious, and ... er ... just plain dirty." George McEvoy; Hefner, Guccione, Flynt, Goldstein ... Starr; Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida); Sep 16, 1998. This week's theme: eponyms. Sponsors' Messages: Need a break from attack ads and overheated campaign rhetoric? Soothe your psyche and feed your brain: http://mentalfloss.com A cure for brain drain! One brain-building, at-a-glance email a day helps keep embarrassing ignorance away. http://knowledgenews.net/s?s=aw102804 ............................................................................ It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell. -William Tecumseh Sherman, Union General in the American Civil War (1820-1891) Feeling information overload? Sign off a few mailing lists. If you wish to unsubscribe from AWAD, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the subject line of your message. Of course, we'd rather you stay with us. After all, it is only a `word' a day. (-: Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/cyprian.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/cyprian.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/cyprian.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
