navigable
has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
ontotonto
has been listed 3 times with 1 comment
elysium
has been listed 19 times with 0 comments
eucalyptus
has been listed 23 times with 0 comments
tchotchke
has been listed 68 times with 2 comments
williwaw
has been listed 25 times with 3 comments
croissant
has been listed 21 times with 7 comments
fhqwhgads
has been listed 6 times with 10 comments
enigmatic
has been listed 42 times with 0 comments
galapagos
has been listed 8 times with 0 comments
saccharine
has been listed 30 times with 0 comments
burgle
has been listed 21 times with 3 comments
cerulean
has been listed 151 times with 7 comments
flummox
has been listed 71 times with 3 comments
quixotic
has been listed 252 times with 13 comments
anathema
has been listed 122 times with 0 comments
quay
has been listed 21 times with 0 comments
octothorpe
has been listed 45 times with 7 comments
synecdoche
has been listed 127 times with 2 comments
ballyhoo
has been listed 34 times with 3 comments
silhouette
has been listed 67 times with 0 comments
arrhythmia
has been listed 10 times with 1 comment
muscid
has been listed 1 time with 1 comment
curlicue
has been listed 23 times with 0 comments
askance
has been listed 40 times with 8 comments
soufflé
has been listed 8 times with 0 comments
constable
has been listed 10 times with 1 comment
bricabrac
has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
swimmingly
has been listed 25 times with 2 comments
climactic
has been listed 6 times with 0 comments
credence
has been listed 10 times with 0 comments
fortuitous
has been listed 54 times with 2 comments
exfoliate
has been listed 6 times with 0 comments
potentate
has been listed 26 times with 0 comments
tertiary
has been listed 27 times with 0 comments
conundrum
has been listed 125 times with 5 comments
misshapen
has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
progeny
has been listed 29 times with 2 comments
systemic
has been listed 12 times with 0 comments
judiciary
has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
minimalism
has been listed 12 times with 0 comments
syzygy
has been listed 176 times with 12 comments
blaspheme
has been listed 14 times with 0 comments
solipsist
has been listed 10 times with 1 comment
loquacious
has been listed 244 times with 4 comments
burgeoning
has been listed 11 times with 0 comments
stiletto
has been listed 22 times with 0 comments
impervious
has been listed 34 times with 0 comments
secession
has been listed 3 times with 1 comment
propulsion
has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
orchestral
has been listed 7 times with 0 comments
bromeliad
has been listed 7 times with 0 comments
filibuster
has been listed 56 times with 3 comments
chicano
has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
palisade
has been listed 20 times with 0 comments
jamiroquai
has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
honky-tonk
has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
egregious
has been listed 146 times with 6 comments
spelunking
has been listed 39 times with 1 comment
As with all good word lists, this one made me hungry. Parsimonious made me most hungry of all, but, of course, will refuse to feed me! I must look elsewhere for succor.
Peniscatory? Heaven help those lists.
Not only that; they're also litigiatory and peniscatory too. Or...well, SOME of them are. You know who.
I would say our lists are quite... quixatory.
Odd though. Quixotic is really the definition of all our lists, isn't it? ... or is it litigious?
Including the scholars at Oxford University? Fine then, go your own way.
(foo)
I'm late to this conversation about quixotic, but... I've always pronounced it "kee-OT-ic," though I've heard it said "kwiks-ot-ic." One time I said "kwiks-ot-ic" and everyone stared at me--though it could be because they didn't know the word at all, who knows. Then, when I looked it up in the OED today, it lists one pronunciation: kwiks-ot-ic. Hunh. I'll probably continue to say "kee-OT-ic," because that's what I'm used to saying. And frankly, I don't say it often enough to worry that much. Guess I don't normally run with the crowd that has an opinion on the matter.
I've been following the discussion on the quixotic page with some interest, because this is one of those words that I always thought was cool, but never really contemplated in any depth.
Oddly enough, I never made the Don Quixote connection until I saw the thread. I've never heard anyone speak the word, just seen it in print and online, and figured it was pronounced "quick SOT ick." Coincedentally, a friend did say the word in conversation just last week, and he said "KEE ho tic." Totally random, and as far as I know he's never been to Wordie. I did a double-take. The one time I've ever heard the word spoken, and it's the weird way.
However you choose to say it, the word remains on my list. Though I prefer the Anglicanized pronunciation, which I think is just more fun, the perfect blend of quirky and exotic.
quixotic is my favorite (though it's not easy to choose with so many good words!). i like both the reference to a literary character and the way that it sounds. and it gets extra points for having a 'q' and an 'x' in it.
So, which of these is YOUR favorite? Do comment.