Saturday, March 23, 2013

Grab Me!


Today's Word "prehensile"

Capable of seizing or grasping
prehensile \pri-HEN-sil, -syl\ (adjective) - 1 : Capable of seizing or grasping, especially by wrapping around. 2 : Skilled at keen perception or mental grasp of an idea or concept. 3 : Greedy.

"Larry was shocked to discover how his drugstore's toothbrush rack had gone from a simple corner to a bazaar of ergonomic grips, flexing heads, and prehensile gum-probes."

From French prehensile, coined by French naturalist Georges Louis Leclerc De Buffon, from Latin prehensus.

1 comment:

  1. If I was dressed in this outfit, it means I definitely want to be grabbed or groped:)

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