Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Word of the Day #5
jactitation
1: speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: boast, boasting, self-praise]
2: (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
3: (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness [syn: jactation]
[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=jactitation]
1: speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: boast, boasting, self-praise]
2: (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
3: (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness [syn: jactation]
[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=jactitation]
