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DEFINITION: n. A special ability lets you focus on the big picture without getting distracted by those busy little details. v. To skip over the details while focusing on the big picture.
Verboticisms
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Examoramic
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: ex - am - or - am - ik
Sentence: Justine has started to take the examoramic view of things recently. She glosses over all details; seeing only the forest and missing all the trees in it.
Etymology: examine, panoramic
Panoramore
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: pan-oh-rah-moor-eh
Sentence: he continued to focus on coming up with a clever word for the new definition, even while the children ran riot around him....he couldn't help but see what was really important for he was blessed with panoramore
Etymology: panorama, amore[love]
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COMMENTS:
Funny sentence!!! Toss the kids a box of Cheerios and turn on Sponge Bob. - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-26: 06:13:00
Hey rikboyee! How did you know what was happening at my house this morning? - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 07:05:00
- rikboyee, 2007-01-27: 18:41:00
we are all similarly afflicted... its hard work being defined by your definitions - rikboyee, 2007-01-27: 18:43:00
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Stingleminded
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation:
Sentence: John's stingleminded approach to the problem was rewarded with a posthumous award.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
good one galwaywegian! - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 07:33:00
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Igfocumate
Created by: santasassassin
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: I dont even know.
Concepsualisation
Created by: lilian
Pronunciation: con-sep-su-ul-ize-a-shun
Sentence: 'Being a project manager; concepsualisation becomes a crucial skill in coordinating the team, otherwise you'll never succeed'
Etymology: Concept & visualisation
Tunnelvisionism
Created by: Fenners
Pronunciation: tunnel - vision - ism
Sentence: He has tunnelvisionism. He can't see the little things in life.
Etymology: tunnel-vision + ism!
Buzzbiggle
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: buzz-big-le
Sentence: He buzzbiggled his way into the honey pot, but was sad to discover it wasn't as sweet as he thought it would bee.
Etymology: buzz+big
Illdelusional
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: ill-de-loo-shun-al
Sentence: Bill was illdelusional in his goals and often missed the details that were his undoing.
Etymology: illusion + delusional
Concenstapation
Comments:
ErWenn - 2007-01-27: 09:53:00
Lots of good ones today.
wordmeister - 2007-01-27: 23:48:00
Yeah, it's very confuzzling! There's a stingleminded farblightness to many of the words... Excellent!