On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 res1dvao@verizon.net wrote:
CUT
> 2 : not called for by the circumstances : UNWARRANTED <gratuitous insolence> <a gratuitous assumption>
>
> George
You get the idea. I also refer you to Roget's Thesaurus 4th edition (if
you can still get it, one of the most useful books in English, but -- like
software programs, subject to "improvement" into
what-were-they-thinking-of?).
See
913- Insolence .9: uncalled for, rude, contemptuous, derisive, smart ass,
etc.
and 62- Disorder .12: meaningless
I add also the connotations: *unearned* and *unconstructive.*
Judy
Received on Sat Feb 12 18:06:40 2005
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