Wordie [wûrd • ē]
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rascalism has been listed 1 time with 3 comments
navigable has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
apostolicity has been listed 2 times with 6 comments
ontotonto has been listed 4 times with 1 comment
elysium has been listed 26 times with 4 comments
astigmatism has been listed 6 times with 0 comments
eucalyptus has been listed 33 times with 1 comment
tchotchke has been listed 91 times with 4 comments
williwaw has been listed 32 times with 4 comments
croissant has been listed 21 times with 7 comments
fhqwhgads has been listed 7 times with 10 comments
enigmatic has been listed 51 times with 0 comments
galapagos has been listed 10 times with 0 comments
inalienable has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
appendectomy has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
scuttlebutt has been listed 31 times with 7 comments
saccharine has been listed 41 times with 0 comments
deleterious has been listed 74 times with 2 comments
existential has been listed 45 times with 0 comments
coinciding has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
burgle has been listed 25 times with 3 comments
festoonery has been listed 7 times with 1 comment
cerulean has been listed 186 times with 7 comments
flummox has been listed 99 times with 5 comments
hypnopompic has been listed 32 times with 4 comments
quixotic has been listed 331 times with 21 comments
anathema has been listed 158 times with 3 comments
quay has been listed 31 times with 1 comment
octothorpe has been listed 56 times with 10 comments
defibrillation has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
synecdoche has been listed 159 times with 6 comments
chumbawamba has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
ballyhoo has been listed 38 times with 3 comments
silhouette has been listed 85 times with 0 comments
arrhythmia has been listed 12 times with 1 comment
muscid has been listed 1 time with 1 comment
curlicue has been listed 27 times with 0 comments
askance has been listed 52 times with 9 comments
aphrodisiac has been listed 25 times with 3 comments
phytoplankton has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
polydactyly has been listed 9 times with 15 comments
hippopotami has been listed 3 times with 4 comments
soufflé has been listed 8 times with 0 comments
preferential has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
constable has been listed 11 times with 1 comment
pancreatic has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
bricabrac has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
swimmingly has been listed 31 times with 2 comments
climactic has been listed 8 times with 0 comments
chiaroscuro has been listed 126 times with 2 comments
credence has been listed 14 times with 0 comments
snickerdoodle has been listed 27 times with 1 comment
fortuitous has been listed 64 times with 2 comments
stipulation has been listed 6 times with 0 comments
exfoliate has been listed 6 times with 0 comments
potentate has been listed 34 times with 1 comment
anesthesiology has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
miscellaneous has been listed 23 times with 2 comments
tertiary has been listed 38 times with 0 comments
conundrum has been listed 148 times with 6 comments
misshapen has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
progeny has been listed 35 times with 2 comments
encyclopedic has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
ostentatious has been listed 89 times with 0 comments
perpendicularity has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
persnickety has been listed 200 times with 4 comments
systemic has been listed 15 times with 0 comments
synchronicity has been listed 60 times with 1 comment
judiciary has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
minimalism has been listed 13 times with 0 comments
syzygy has been listed 226 times with 16 comments
helter-skelter has been listed 16 times with 4 comments
discombobulated has been listed 88 times with 1 comment
blaspheme has been listed 15 times with 0 comments
solipsist has been listed 13 times with 1 comment
loquacious has been listed 317 times with 8 comments
metamorphose has been listed 9 times with 0 comments
burgeoning has been listed 18 times with 1 comment
hysterectomy has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
stiletto has been listed 24 times with 0 comments
impervious has been listed 46 times with 0 comments
knickerbocker has been listed 13 times with 0 comments
plesiosaurus has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
secession has been listed 7 times with 1 comment
superfluous has been listed 189 times with 0 comments
propulsion has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
interstitial has been listed 42 times with 0 comments
orchestral has been listed 9 times with 0 comments
bromeliad has been listed 9 times with 0 comments
amalgamation has been listed 39 times with 1 comment
totalitarian has been listed 19 times with 0 comments
filibuster has been listed 62 times with 4 comments
chicano has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
saskatchewan has been listed 7 times with 0 comments
palisade has been listed 25 times with 0 comments
jamiroquai has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
vichyssoise has been listed 25 times with 6 comments
honky-tonk has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
lollapalooza has been listed 11 times with 4 comments
egregious has been listed 180 times with 10 comments
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.