“We famously apologize for any inconvenience.” An e-mail from the airline.
House Republican to Apologize for Mocking First Lady's Figure
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner was overheard saying that Michelle Obama has a "large posterior."
anterior
adj.
- Placed before or in front.
- Occurring before in time; earlier.
- Anatomy.
- Located near or toward the head in lower animals.
- Located on or near the front of the body in higher animals.
- Located on or near the front of an organ or on the ventral surface of the body in humans.
- Botany. In front of and facing away from the axis or stem.
[Latin, comparative of ante, before.]
anteriority an·te'ri·or'i·ty (-ôr'ĭ-tē, -ŏr'-) n.anteriorly an·te'ri·or·ly adv.
posterior
adj.
- Located behind a part or toward the rear of a structure.
- Relating to the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal side in humans and other primates.
- Botany. Next to or facing the main stem or axis.
- Coming after in order; following.
- Following in time; subsequent.
The buttocks.
[Latin, comparative of posterus, coming after, from post, afterward.]
posteriorly pos·te'ri·or·ly adv.形]
1 ((限定))後ろの(⇔anterior). ⇒BACK1[類語]
2 (順序・時間的に)(…より)あとの, あとにくる(⇔prior)((to ...)).
3 (体の)後端の, 尾部の;《解剖学》(人間の)背部の.
4 《植物》後面の, 茎の主軸に近い.
━━[名] ((しばしば〜s))((おどけて))臀(でん)部, 尻(しり).
pos・te・ri・or・ly
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