This week’s obscure English word is eirenic. It’s an adjective describing something aiming towards peace, derived from Greek and apparently coined during the nineteenth century. Your challenge? Write a sentence (or two) in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2018 Advertisements
This week’s obscure English word is dystocia. It’s a medical term meaning difficulty giving birth. Your challenge? Write a sentence (or two) in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2018
This week’s obscure English word is testaceous. This sounds like some sort of dinosaur epoch, perhaps one where they were a bit, you know, testy with each other. Actually it’s an adjective referring to a dull red colour. Your challenge? Write a sentence (or two) in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright … More The obscure word of the week is testaceous
This week’s obscure English word is herptile. It’s a noun meaning a reptile or amphibian, derived from ‘herpetology’, which is the study of reptiles and amphibians. Your challenge? Write a sentence (or two) in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2018
This week’s obscure English word is cocky. It’s not obscure in some senses; according to the OED its meaning, first used in the eighteenth century, means someone who’s ‘conceited or confident in a bold and cheeky way’ (as in, maybe, someone who trademarks the term). However, it was derived originally from a sixteenth century term … More The obscure word of the week is cocky
This week’s obscure English word is serac. It means the ridge at the top of a glacier. Your challenge? Write a sentence (or two) in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2018
This week’s obscure English word is drat. This perhaps isn’t an obscure word of itself, it’s often used by Sheldon – and anybody of a certain age who watched that Hannah Barbera ‘toon Wacky Races (1968-69) might remember Richard Milhous Dastardly’s ‘Drat, drat and double drat’. It means being slightly annoyed. However, the origins of … More The obscure word of the week is drat
