Palmary - plus, name that synonym

[Merriam-Webster]( WORD OF THE DAY [November 8, 2018](#none) palmary [Audio pronunciation]( adjective | PAL-muh-ree Definition : [outstanding](, [best]( Scroll down for more about palmary TRENDING NOW: [invasion]( [relevancy]( [argy-bargy]( [seriatim]( [SEE ALL [>]]( PEOPLE ARE READING # [Is it 'Dreamed' or 'Dreamt'?]( # ['Whale' vs. 'Wail' vs. 'Wale']( # [Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt']( # [On Synecdoche and Metonymy]( WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE [Forms of Government Quiz]( Name that government! Or something like that. [PLAY NOW]( Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try! [TAKE ME THERE [>]]( Did You Know? It was the ancient Romans who first used palmarius to describe someone or something extraordinary. Palmarius literally translates as "deserving the palm." But what does that mean exactly? Was it inspired by palms of hands coming together in applause? That would be a good guess, but the direct inspiration for palmarius was the palm leaf given to a victor in a sports competition. That other palm—the one on the hand—is loosely related. The Romans thought the palm tree's leaves resembled an outstretched palm of the hand; they thus used their word palma for both meanings, just as we do with [palm]( in English. Now, when we award a noun with the modifier palmary, it signifies that thing as the choicest among possible examples. Examples of PALMARY A daughter of missionaries, Pearl S. Buck wrote many works about Chinese life and culture, with her palmary novel, The Good Earth, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. "The palmary case of telling someone what to do is to issue, for instance, the simple imperative 'Go away'—an utterance which may or may not have the effect of making its addressee go away, but at any rate tells him to." — G. J. Warnock, Contemporary Moral Philosophy, 1967 Name That Synonym Unscramble the letters to create a synonym of palmary: RUOSIPER. [VIEW THE ANSWER [>]]( NEW WORD GAME Alphabear 2 exclusive web version! A fun and challenging take on word games for everyone. The more letters you play, the more points and bigger bear you earn! [PLAY NOW! [>]]( MORE WORD FUN: [WORD GAMES [>]]( [TRENDING NOW [>]]( [WORDS AT PLAY [>]]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( SHARE: [Facebook][Facebook]( [Twitter][Twitter]( [View this email in a web browser]( You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive the Merriam-Webster Word of the Day. [Unsubscribe from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day]( [Manage your subscription settings]( Merriam-Webster, Inc. 47 Federal Street P.O. Box 281 Springfield, MA 01102 [www.merriam-webster.com](