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22:33 Jul 5, 2011
English to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase:Adjectivus
Darius Mehta, Impassioned Professor of English, Adjectivus Emeritus.
I know it's a mock title but I need to make sure that I understand the nuances properly and I'm not sure about Adjectivus here. My take is that it's supposed to mean "auxiliary, non-essential, an add-on"; is there anything more to it?
Explanation: No, I don't think that's what it means, though it is all together possible. What I get when I read it is that he (she?) is great with words - adjectives specifically, even as evidenced in the description itself! (which contains several adjectives).
Emeritus tends to communicate that someone holds a title with honors (though literally it means they are a retired professor retaining the title.)
I can't find it in these dinky online dictionaries, but the suffix -us is being used comically to denote that the word is a Latin word and this official. He/She is pretty much saying they are a smarty pants who loves to make long adjectival sentences (sentences with lots of modifiers!).
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adjectivus
Adjective user
Explanation: No, I don't think that's what it means, though it is all together possible. What I get when I read it is that he (she?) is great with words - adjectives specifically, even as evidenced in the description itself! (which contains several adjectives).
Emeritus tends to communicate that someone holds a title with honors (though literally it means they are a retired professor retaining the title.)
I can't find it in these dinky online dictionaries, but the suffix -us is being used comically to denote that the word is a Latin word and this official. He/She is pretty much saying they are a smarty pants who loves to make long adjectival sentences (sentences with lots of modifiers!).
That's my take on it! :)
Antoinette
American
Example sentence(s):
An adjectivus emeritus would probably say this: What a beautiful wonderful gorgeous day, with song birds contentedly singing their beautiful hearts out. (many adjectives)
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +6