INVECTIVE and FURTIVE
From Sampath’s Desk:
INVECTIVE:
Pronunciation:
Invective – இன்வெக்டிவ்
Meaning:
A violent verbal
attack - insulting, abusive or critical language – forceful, unkind and rude
criticism
Example
sentences:
The politician’s
INVECTIVE about his opponent cost him many votes in the election.
He hurled racist
INVECTIVES against that group.
Of course I
expected fair criticism but not the INVECTIVE from that gentleman.
The electoral
campaign was marred by exceptional political animosity, acrimony and
personal INVECTIVES.
FURTIVE:
Pronunciation:
furtive – ஃப(ர்)டிவ் – (‘r’ half
pronounced)
Meaning:
Stealthily, clandestinely, surreptitiously,
dishonestly, sneaky, shady – கள்ளத்தனமாக, திருட்டுத்தனமாக, கபடமான, மறைந்த, ரகசியமான
Example
sentences:
The records
showed FURTIVE criminal activity.
When the boss
was not looking, few FURTIVE employees sent text messages to friends.
The boy cast a FURTIVE
glance at the girl.
The invigilator
was suspicious of that student’s FURTIVE behaviour during the examination.
Proverb:
வீட்டுச் சோற்றைப் போட்டு வீண் பேச்சுக் கேட்பானேன்?
Having given his own rice why should one hear abuse?
(R.SAMPATH)
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