This week’s obscure English word is sciapodous. It means someone who has big feet. You could say ‘Bigfoot is sciapodous’, but it might be redundant in that sense. In point of fact, many words with ‘pod’ in them could refer to feet, drawing from the ancient Greek ‘pod’, as in foot. Take ‘podobromhidrosis’, for example, … More The obscure word of the week is sciapodous
This week’s obscure English word is balter. It means to dance really badly. Which, I have to say, is a fair description of me every time I try. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2020
This week’s obscure English word is erubescent. It means something that is reddened or blushed. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2020
This week’s obscure English word – well, in this case, a term – is blatherskite. It’s a slang term that means somebody who talks at great length without making sense. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2020
This week’s obscure English word is griffonage. It means messy handwriting. It’s actually a pretty good description of my handwriting, which has never been any good since a failed attempt by my primary school to force me into becoming a right-hander. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright … More The obscure word of the week is griffonage
This week’s obscure English word – well, in this case, a term – is argute. It means shrewd. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2020
This week’s obscure English word is pogonotrophy. It means growing a beard. No really. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2020
You get a bonus dose of obscure words this week! I wrote an article over on the Navy General Board website about some obscure naval words that were hijacked into English. Most of them, needless to say, were pinched from old French. And most, as you’ll see, are far older than you’d think. Here’s the … More Six obscure words this week
This week’s obscure English word is epeolatry. It means (wait for it) really liking – and worshipping – words. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright 2020
This week’s obscure English word is doryphore. It’s a neologism that apparently originated in the 1950s, and means a pedantic and persistent critic. As a writer, I discover I am being stalked by such people with distressing frequency. Your challenge: write a sentence or two in the comments using this word. Copyright © Matthew Wright … More The obscure word of the week is doryphore
