Quandary

  • 121when — [OE] When was formed from the ancient interrogative base *qwo (source also of English what, who, etc) and a nasal suffix which also appears in then. From the same ancestor, but with an additional dental suffix, came Latin quando ‘when’, source of …

    Word origins

  • 122quan·da·ry — /ˈkwɑːndri/ noun, pl ries [count] formal : a situation in which you are confused about what to do The unexpected results of the test have created a quandary for researchers. He was in a quandary [=unsure, confused] about which candidate to choose …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 123in a pickle — {adv. phr.}, {informal} In a quandary; in a difficult situation. * /I was certainly in a pickle when my front tire blew out./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 124in a pickle — {adv. phr.}, {informal} In a quandary; in a difficult situation. * /I was certainly in a pickle when my front tire blew out./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 125Nonplus — Non plus, n. [L. non not + plus more, further. See {Plural}.] A state or condition which baffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficulty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary. [1913 Webster] Both of them are a perfect… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 126nonplus — I. noun Etymology: Latin non plus no more Date: 1582 a state of bafflement or perplexity ; quandary II. transitive verb ( plussed; also nonplused; plussing; also nonplusing) Date: 1591 to cause to be at a l …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 127Aberdeen — City redirects here. For other uses see Aberdeen (disambiguation) and Aberdeen City (disambiguation). Coordinates: 57°09′09″N 2°06′36″W / 57.1526°N 2.1100°W …

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  • 128Attribution of recent climate change — Further information: Global warming, Climate change, and Climate change denial Attribution of recent climate change is the effort to scientifically ascertain mechanisms responsible for recent changes observed in the Earth s climate …

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