This week’s obscure English word is exody. It’s from ancient Greek and means ‘the journey out’. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2021
This week’s obscure English word is impearl. It means to form with pearls, or with something that looks like pearls. In my Unabridged Webster’s Third International Dictionary, it comes straight after ‘impeachment’, and right before ‘impeccability’. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2021
I’ve been writing for a US magazine website for a few years now. The other day, one of my articles from it was stolen. I discovered the theft while on the train, idly scrolling the Facebook app on my phone. Somebody who runs a page focused on a suburb of my home town Napier – … More How I dealt with the theft of my intellectual property
This week’s obscure English word is impostume. It’s one of many words William Shakespeare was able to work into a witty insult – in this case in Troilus and Cressida – and means something filled with pus. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2021
This week’s obscure English word is abience. It’s a medical term that means a strong tendency to avoid something. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2021
This week’s obscure English word is fartlek. Well, when I say English I mean Swedish. It’s another word that English has abducted from another language – and relatively recently. What does it mean? To me it sounds a bit like a Dalek that’s just scoffed a large bowl of boiled cabbage and onion soup. Actually … More The obscure word of the week is fartlek
This week’s obscure English word is fuddle. It means to take part in a bout of drinking, or to become drunk. It can also mean to be simply confused. The related word ‘befuddle’ means to become confused. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2021
This week’s obscure English word is farkleberry. It is an – er – common name for Vaccinium arboreum, a small shrub; and an alternative to whortleberry. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2021
The problem I have with new year resolutions is that they usually run out of steam about half way through the first day. This new year 2021 I’ve managed to get to about 6.30 pm before the first signs of flagging have emerged. But that’s only because I slept in. What worries me about 2021 … More 2021? You ain’t seen nothing yet
This week’s obscure English word is firnification. It refers to the process by which old snow (‘firn’) changes via partial re-melting to new, granular snow. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2020
