Definitions by Luddz

towny 

The qualities associated with towns rather than with the country or the city, and towniness is a noun that implies these qualities.

She, in her towny way, thought that she had to get into everyone's business.

towny by Luddz June 29, 2015

beamish

A delightful word, to describe people or faces bright with good cheer, forthrightness, optimism, or the like.

When she walked into the meeting, we all noticed how beamish her faces was. It was then that we knew she had beat her rival out of the promotion.

beamish by Luddz June 29, 2015

categorically needy 

People who fall into one or another category and thus may be eligible for public assistance.

She knew that since her husband had left her with five children, and that she hadn't had a job in ten years, she was one of those destitute persons who had now become categorically needy.

categorically needy by Luddz June 29, 2015

half-minded 

When one's mind is half made up.

He had a half-minded plan to rob the bank but could not become fully vested in the plan because there were too many uncertainties in the scheme.

half-minded by Luddz June 27, 2015

thutter

To make a dull, repetitive sound.

She knew that her heart would thutter when she saw Blaine walk up the spiral staircase. That is when she would slowly step down in her slow, practiced pace.

thutter by Luddz June 17, 2015

Blindsight

To attack someone out of hiser view.

Catherine put up a decoy and then blindsighted the group with a very big lawsuit.

Blindsight by Luddz June 16, 2015

Hawthorne Effect 

According to experiments (first conducted in the Hawthorn plant of Western Electric in Illinois, people who are told that they are highly capable and are doing well will then do even better work than worse. The adage "Honey catches more flies than vinegar" suggests that changes resulting from praise or dispraise may not be lasting.

At my workplace, nobody employs the Hawthorne Effect ....so it should be no big secret that it sucks to work there.

Hawthorne Effect by Luddz June 12, 2015