Wordie: Sans prefix: Comments

Comment by mollusque, 6 months ago

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:57:21 +0000

And wouldn't you like to keep your member?

Comment by bilby, 6 months ago

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:57:20 +0000

I'd have to disagree with port.

Comment by Rockard, 6 months ago

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:23:39 +0000

How about:
...prive
...spicable
...lete
...port
All 'de-' words :)

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:48:09 +0000

monstrate? gamy? ligion? furcate? heveled?

Thanks for the correction on "ocular," BTW.

fatigable

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:40:52 +0000

True, removing one prefix would leave you with "defatigable." But I found it more whimsical to go all the way and take 'em both. And this list is nothing if not chock-a-block with whimsy.

fatigable

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:11:14 +0000

Fatigue is being tired. Fatigable means "capable of being fatigued". Indefatigable means "incapable of being fatigued". Therefore, the word you should have is "defatigable".

Comment by Asativum, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:05:46 +0000

Indeed! Where are my manners? I should have thanked you here as well as at my own list. Off to add incontrovertible...

Comment by nkocharh, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:31:47 +0000

That's right in line with "fatigable" and "peccable," so I'm all for it. And I'm glad I could help with your list. :-)

Thanks for helping me have fun here, everyone! My favorite part about this list is reading a "word" (most here aren't, obviously) and having to think a second before recognizing the commonly used modified form. Probaly why I loved "ert" so much, and because it sounds like yurt.

Oh, I really am a wordie, aren't I? :-D

Comment by Asativum, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:46:39 +0000

Explicable seems, well, perfectly explicable. But maybe plicable deserves a berth?

Comment by seanahan, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:44:15 +0000

Actually, binocular decomposes into bin(like binary) and ocular. Ocular is a perfectly acceptable word.

Comment by nkocharh, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:32:10 +0000

So, my OAED says that ignominy and apopleptic aren't strictly compound words, at least not at the natural divisions one would expect. (It would seem to need to be "gnominy," the word having come from "gnomen.") Infer, however, is a straightforward prefix, and an excellent addition. :-) Thanks!

Comment by pamelad, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:23:46 +0000

fer

Comment by pamelad, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:14:05 +0000

nominy, poplectic

Comment by oroboros, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:57:45 +0000

morse or morseless...you pick

Comment by uselessness, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:54:58 +0000

nocular?

Comment by nkocharh, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:38:04 +0000

Thank you all! I think "ert" is my favorite so far. :-D

Also, about peach(ment): I feel that will go nicely with (cu)cumber.

Comment by oroboros, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:18:18 +0000

well, now i've DEFINITELY gotta make this a favorite! ;^)

Comment by pamelad, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:15:13 +0000

crepit, dain, prave

Comment by John, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:08:40 +0000

How about "peach" ;-)

Comment by Asativum, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:08:23 +0000

couth, ert

Comment by nkocharh, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:05:12 +0000

You're amazing, oroboros! Thanks!

Comment by oroboros, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:52:35 +0000

ruly;prandial;humously;combobulate

Comment by nkocharh, about 1 year ago

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:38:46 +0000

Suggestions welcome!