The word "vulpine" in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
The word "vulpine" in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#1The word "vulpine" in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 7:49am
It took a bit of research to find the meaning of the word. Finally, it was in the American Heritage Dictionary:
"Of, resembling, or characteristic of a fox. Cunning; clever"
I guess that pretty well sums up the character of Phyllis.
#2The word 'vulpine' in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:34am
"A bit of research"? "Finally"?
REALLY? O_O
#2The word 'vulpine' in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:40am
Google. Vulpine. Click.
Time for a nap.
#3The word 'vulpine' in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 9:47am
I thought that was a fairly common word. Though I guess not as much as "lupine" and "bovine."
Great word, though.
Updated On: 5/23/11 at 09:47 AM
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#4The word 'vulpine' in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 10:02am
Call me old fashioned, but I tend to check the dictionaries on my bookshelf before I do a Google Search. The two dictionaries I consulted didn't have the word.
"Bovine" remains one of my favorite words ever!
#5The word 'vulpine' in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 10:30am
That's actually strange. It's certainly in Webster's.
There's also "ovine" (sheeplike). Let's get them all back into circulation.
#6The word 'vulpine' in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 11:11amJust go to www.m-w.com.
#7The word 'vulpine' in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 12:21pm
Caprine's a particular favourite of mine, along with porcine and canine. I'm just slightly flabbergasted that someone over the age of 14 doesn't already know the word vulpine, that's all. :3
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#8The word 'vulpine' in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 12:25pmWorst. Thread. Ever.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#9The word 'vulpine' in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 12:36pmVulpine is related to the word Volpone. Everyone who ever took an "Intro to Theater" course should know Volpone.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#10The word 'vulpine' in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 1:48pm
...and of course, VOLPONE became SLY FOX in more recent productions. The word "vulpine" fits.
Of course, this is going to get me looking into the origin of the word and similar ones: vulgar, vulgate, vulnerable. Only a retired English teacher would find this interesting.
#11The word 'vulpine' in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 1:56pmI think you'll find they're unrelated.
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#12The word 'vulpine' in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 2:13pm
Latin is lupus for wolf and vulpes for fox.
Ergo lupine, vulpine in nature.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#13The word 'vulpine' in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 2:15pmAnd, obviously, you can't spell "vulpone" without "lupone."
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#14The word 'vulpine' in Brantley's review of FOLLIES
Posted: 5/23/11 at 2:18pmPatti LuPone is the sun, the moon and the stars!
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