Friday, June 1, 2012

WORDS TO THE WISE - 7

"EEYORE" EDITION

LUGUBRIOUS
adj.
mournful, dismal, or gloomy especially in an affected, exaggerated or unrelieved manner or to a ludicrous degree

SISYPHEAN
adj.
endlessly laborious and futile
(Derives from the story in Greek mythology of Sisyphus who was condemned after his death to perpetually roll a huge stone to the top of a hill, only to have it roll back each time he neared his goal.)



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