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today's wwftd is... fremescent

wwftd master — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:22:44 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: fremescent [fr. L. fremere, to roar] /fre MES ent/ archaic, rare : murmuring, growing noisy and indignant "Thuriot shows

today's wwftd is... antipriscianistical(l)

wwftd master — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:53:40 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: antipriscianisticall [fr. Priscian-us, a celebrated Roman grammarian] obs. nonce-word : ungrammatical "Againe he was

today's wwftd is... huckery

wwftd master — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:21:17 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: huckery (today's word is esp. for Stuart in NZ..) [fr. huckster, or origin unknown] 1) obs. ME : the business of a huckster

today's wwftd is... flamfew

wwftd master — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:01:11 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: flamfew [corruption of F. fanfelue(?)] also flamefew, Sc. flamfoo obs. rare 1) a gewgaw, trifle, trinket 2) Naut. :

today's wwftd is... plumpendicular

wwftd master — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:27:17 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: plumpendicular [blend of plumb line + perpendicular (fr. L. pendeo, to hang)] obs. dial. : perpendicular (to the ground);

today's wwftd is... flapadosha

wwftd master — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:47:57 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: flapadosha [origin unknown] an eccentric, showy, superficial person "Need some verbal firepower to flatten an obnoxious

today's wwftd is... crumenically

wwftd master — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:09:54 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: crumenically [fr. L. crumena, purse] humorous nonce-word : in relation to the purse; related to money "A Work.. in which I

today's wwftd is... energumenist

wwftd master — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:38:15 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: energumenist [fr. Gk energoumenos, possessed by an evil spirit] obs. rare : one possessed by demons "The meerly passive be

today's wwftd is... impigrity

wwftd master — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:05:17 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: impigrity [fr. im- + L. piger : slow, dull, sluggish] obs. rare : quickness; diligence The omni parent of all arts am I, My

today's wwftd is... infrendiate

wwftd master — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:25:06 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: infrendiate [fr. L. infrendere] obs. rare : to gnash the teeth "As everyone knows, the words marked obsolete or archaic in

today's wwftd is... villatic

wwftd master — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:17:34 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: villatic [fr. L. villaticus, of a country house < villa] /vi LAD ik/ of a farm or village: rural, rustic And as an evening

today's wwftd is... obluctation

wwftd master — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:54:45 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: obluctation [fr. L. obluctari, to offer resistance] obs. rare : the action of striving or struggling against something 'a

today's wwftd is... humicubation

wwftd master — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:58:50 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: humicubation [fr. L. humi, on the ground + cubare, to lie down] /hyu mik yoo BAY shun/ obs., rare lying on the ground,

today's wwftd is... humectation

wwftd master — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:11:19 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: humectation [fr. L. (h)umecto, to moisten] /hyu mek TAY shun/ archaic : the act or process of moistening or wetting;

today's wwftd is... Sprachgefuhl

wwftd master — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:21:13 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: Sprachgefuhl [G., fr. sprache speech + gefuhl feeling] /SHPRAKH guh fyl/ an intuitive grasp of the spirit of a language,