Word of the Day 04/13/24 Tyro

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Tyro (noun)
tyro or ti·ro [ tahy-roh ]

noun, plural ty·ros.
1. a beginner in learning anything; novice.

OTHER WORDS FROM TYRO
ty·ron·ic [tahy-ron-ik], adjective

WORDS RELATED TO TYRO
abecedarian, amateur, apprentice, cadet, colt, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, newcomer, novice, novitiate, pupil, recruit, rookie, starter, student, tenderfoot, trainee

See synonyms for tyro on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR TYRO
1. neophyte, learner

ORIGIN: First recorded in 1605–15, tyro is from the Latin word tīrō “recruit”

HOW TO USE TYRO IN A SENTENCE
The veriest tyro in natural history would see that at the first glance of the massive skeleton.
NOTES AND QUERIES, NUMBER 196, JULY 30, 1853 | VARIOUS

The youngest tyro, watching from the wings, observes great incidents and becomes their hasty historian.
A HOOSIER CHRONICLE | MEREDITH NICHOLSON

The moment was critical; the veriest tyro felt the storm-spirit brooding over the hall.
A HOOSIER CHRONICLE | MEREDITH NICHOLSON

The hero of The Odyssey was, self-confessedly, no tyro, but was himself “in artifice well framed and in imposture various”.
ARCHAIC ENGLAND | HAROLD BAYLEY

In Rome he first became acquainted with rules and technicalities, in which the merest tyro was before him.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 11, SLICE 8 | VARIOUS

Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.

Accomplished

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Not only did I get my 3 sections of my bedroom clean (my dresser top, bed/night stand, and cleaned up the Christmas presents), I got 568 words on my fic that I've been working on all week. I was hoping I'd be able to finish it today, but now that I'm in the final chapter, the boys are dragging their feet.

But with today's words, I'm only 703 away from my goal for the month... I might get caught up a bit this month!

On to Dreamy for tomorrow!