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potatory (POH-tuh-tor-ee) adjective
Pertaining to or given to drinking. [From Latin potatorius, from Latin potatus, past participle of potare, to drink.] The word potatory has little to do with potatoes, unless the drink in question happens to be aquavit. Two more familiar cousins of today's word are potion and potable. -Anu "An expert's guide to the potatory pleasures of port, sherry, montilla and madeira." James Ainsworth, Vat City, Punch (London, UK), Feb 23, 1990. This week's theme: red-herring words. ............................................................................ In this world, you must be a bit too kind to be kind enough. -Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux, dramatist and novelist (1688-1763) What to give to those who have everything? Give the gift of words. Here is a gift that keeps on giving. To enter a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day, please visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html or ask them to subscribe themselves at http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscribe.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/potatory.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/potatory.ram
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