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on curate's egg, jeffazi said:
(KYOOR-itz eg)
"Something having both good and bad parts.

[From a cartoon in Punch magazine (London, UK) in which a timid curate (a junior clergy member), when..." more...
on soporific, jeffazi said:
"1. a. causing or tending to cause sleep. b. tending to dull awareness or alertness.
2. of, relating to, or marked by sleepiness or lethargy" more...
on pococurante, jeffazi said:
"adj: uninterested, indifferent, or nonchalantly detached." more...
on vilipend, jeffazi said:
"1. To treat someone with contempt.
2. To disparage." more...
on lenitive, jeffazi said:
"alleviating pain or harshness; soothing." more...
on macroscian, jeffazi said:
"1. One casting a long shadow.
2. One who inhabits polar regions." more...
on pinchbeck, jeffazi said:
"adjective: counterfeit or spurious." more...
on bunbury, jeffazi said:
"noun: An imaginary person whose name is used as an excuse to some purpose, especially to visit a place.
verb intr: To use the name of a fictitious..." more...
on williwaw, jeffazi said:
What a cool word!
"1.a.: a sudden violent gust of cold land air common along mountainous coasts of high latitudes.
1.b.: a sudden violent wind
2 : a violent commotion..." more...
on denegation, jeffazi said:
den-ih-GAY-shun - noun
"denial

Example sentence: The defendant’s actions led to the denegation of the plaintiff's rights as a citizen.”" more...
on pusillanimous, jeffazi said:
"Lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful." more...
on transpicuous, jeffazi said:
transpicuous \tran-SPIK-yuh-wus\ adjective
"clearly seen through or understood

Example sentence: Although the reporter claimed to be merely curious, her motives were quite transpicuous; it..." more...
on perfervid, jeffazi said:
"Extremely or excessively passionate." more...
on contumelious, jeffazi said:
rudely contemptuous
"No one person knows everything - even the conceited and contumelious, neither any group nor individual is greater than the country." Oba Pius; The..." more...
on künstlerroman, jeffazi said:
"a specific sub-genre of Bildungsroman; it is a novel about an artist's growth to maturity. Such novels often depict the struggles of a sensitive..." more...
on bildungsroman, jeffazi said:
"a novel of personal development - a novel which traces the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character..." more...
on defenestrate, jeffazi said:
"to throw through or out of the window; "The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President" more...
on syzygy, jeffazi said:
"The alignment of any three celestial bodies." more...
on thigmokinetic, jeffazi said:
"refers to animals/organisms/things that move forward until they bump into something, then change direction." more...
on sybarite, jeffazi said:
"voluptuary: a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses." more...
on baleful, jeffazi said:
"1. hurtful; malignant. 2. Archaic: sorrowful, miserable (see malefic)" more...
on paladin, jeffazi said:
"champion: someone who fights for a cause." more...
on stentor, jeffazi said:
"In Greek mythology, Stentor (Στεντωρ) was a herald of the Greek forces during the Trojan War. His name has given rise to the..." more...
on topiary, jeffazi said:
"The art of clipping or trimming foliage or flower arrangements so they take on the shapes of animals, lettering, numbers, or various but precise..." more...
on kudzu, jeffazi said:
"fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy..." more...
on curtal, jeffazi said:
"*a Renaissance woodwind, forerunner of the bassoon.
*(obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail" more...
on colobus, jeffazi said:
"arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs." more...
on vertiginous, jeffazi said:
"dizzying; affected by vertigo" more...
on diacritical, jeffazi said:
"capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel" more...
on couturier, jeffazi said:
"a designer and producer of fashion garments (from the French couture, meaning dressmaking)." more...
on prink, jeffazi said:
"*to dress very carefully and in a finicky manner
* to dress up: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive" more...
on the list Beauty, jeffazi said:
"Thanks uselessness. Those should have been among the first I listed." more...
on cibarious, jeffazi said:
relating to food, edible.
"In the flow of these exquisite sentences Mary was giving a cibarious
concentration to the greasy menu card. 'Yes, they've got ravioli.'"
Wanda..." more...
on the list Beauty, jeffazi said:
"I'm still looking for more words but this is, I believe, a fair representation." more...
on dishy, jeffazi said:
"(informal) sexually attractive." more...
on glorious, jeffazi said:
"having great beauty and splendor." more...
on pretty, jeffazi said:
"pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing." more...
on stunning, jeffazi said:
"strikingly beautiful or attractive." more...
on ravishing, jeffazi said:
"stunningly beautiful." more...
on beauteous, jeffazi said:
"beautiful, especially to the sight (poetic)." more...
on splendiferous, jeffazi said:
"having great beauty and splender." more...
on resplendent, jeffazi said:
"having great beauty and splendor." more...
on bonny, jeffazi said:
"very pleasing to the eye (also "bonnie")." more...
on macula, jeffazi said:
"*small spot on skin - in physiology, a small pigmented spot on the skin that is neither raised nor depressed
*yellow spot near the retina - in..." more...
on argillaceous, jeffazi said:
"describes sedimentary rock that is made up of clay or silt particles." more...
on verjuice, jeffazi said:
"1. liquid from sour fruit - an acid liquid made from crab apples or other sour or unripe fruit.
Use: formerly, in cooking or as a condiment..." more...
on illeist, jeffazi said:
"referring to oneself in the third person." more...
on pennoncel, jeffazi said:
"a small pennant or flag carried at the end of a lance." more...
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