meaning & the usage.Is it vulgar?
2006-12-29 03:38:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
No, not at all vulgar. Ensconced means settled, established, installed, entrenched, lodged, placed, nestled, sheltered, protected. I wouldn't use it with "traffic" because it comes from a Latin word meaning a small fort and therefore has connotations of safety - not how I imagine being stuck in traffic.
2006-12-29 03:43:33 · answer #1 · answered by JJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It isn't vulgar, but it is an unusual use of the word "ensconced", I would assume the speaker means they are caught in a traffic jam.
2006-12-29 11:42:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not vulgar, but I wouldn't use "ensconced" in that way. How about "he was ensconced in that chair all evening."
2006-12-29 12:06:25 · answer #3 · answered by grannynomi 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Incorrect usage of ensconced. You can be ensconced in bed, or home, but not in traffic.
2006-12-29 11:44:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I guess it would be like"He threw (ensconced) himself into traffic." I guess it would be kind of vulgar if he got hit...lol...s
2006-12-29 11:41:39 · answer #5 · answered by Littlebit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means intsalled securely in traffic. No, not vulgar.
2006-12-29 14:55:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋