acrasial | adj | 1851-1851 |
ill-regulated; ill-tempered |
The acrasial judge was known for her rants against younger lawyers.
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addecimate | v | 1612-1755 |
to tithe |
They addecimated regularly but were not otherwise known for their charity.
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adimpleate | v | 1657-1657 |
to fill up |
The new technique adimpleates the cans with milk through injection.
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adnascentia | npl | 1706-1731 |
root-like branches that sprout into the earth from a plant's stem |
Every winter, the adnascentia would shift around, destroying the lawn's even texture.
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aeipathy | n | 1847-1853 |
continued passion; an unyielding disease |
Her aeipathy for stamp collecting bordered at times on the pathological.
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affictitious | adj | 1656-1656 |
feigned; counterfeit |
The forger was caught despite his masterfully-crafted affictitious signatures.
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affuage | n | 1753-1847 |
right to cut wood in a forest for family fire |
The family's right of affuage ensured they would have enough wood for winter.
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agonarch | n | 1656-1656 |
judge of a contest or activity |
Our competition will require six agonarchs to ensure fairness.
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agonyclite | n | 1710-1710 |
member of a heretical sect that stood rather than kneeled while praying |
Agonyclites must have had hardy feet to endure their services.
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airgonaut | n | 1784-1784 |
one who journeys through the air |
Balloonists, skydivers and other airgonauts are all a little mad, if you ask me.
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alabandical | adj | 1656-1775 |
barbarous; stupefied from drink |
His behaviour after the party was positively alabandical.
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albedineity | n | 1652-1652 |
whiteness |
The monotonous albedineity of the snow-covered field was blinding.
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alogotrophy | n | 1753-1853 |
excessive nutrition of part of body resulting in deformity |
Was he born with that huge head, or is it the result of alogotrophy?
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amandation | n | 1656-1755 |
act of sending away or dismissing |
His rude amandation of his guests earned him a reputation for curtness.
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amarulence | n | 1731-1755 |
bitterness; spite |
After losing her job to a less qualified man, she was full of amarulence.
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amorevolous | adj | 1670-1670 |
affectionate; loving |
Our father, though amorevolous, could be a strict taskmaster at times.
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antipelargy | n | 1656-1731 |
reciprocal or mutual kindness; love and care of children for their parents |
Having never received any antipelargy, they wrote their daughter out of the will.
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apanthropinization | n | 1880-1880 |
withdrawal from human concerns or the human world |
His life as a hermit in the woods was characterized by apanthropinization.
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aporrhoea | n | 1646-1880 |
a bodily emanation; an effluvium |
The evening's revelries were followed by an unfortunate episode of aporrhoea.
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aquabib | n | 1731-1883 |
water-drinker |
I was never much of an aquabib, and always preferred harder libations.
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archigrapher | n | 1656-1656 |
principal or head secretary or clerk |
The archigrapher efficiently designated transcription duties to her underlings.
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archiloquy | n | 1656-
1656 |
first part of a speech |
We stopped paying attention during his talk due to his monotonous archiloquy.
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aretaloger | n | 1623-1656 |
braggart; one who boasts about his own accomplishments |
While he seemed nice at first, he turned out to be a loudmouthed aretaloger.
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artigrapher | n | 1753-1753 |
writer or composer of a grammar; a grammarian |
Today's prescriptivists are no better than the artigraphers of the Renaissance.
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ascoliasm | n | 1706-1753 |
boys' game of beating each other with gloves or leather while hopping |
If you think bullies are bad today, look at brutal games of the past like ascoliasm.
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assectation | n | 1656-1656 |
act of following after something else |
She stood in the on-deck circle, her assectation virtually guaranteed.
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austerulous | adj | 1731-1731 |
somewhat or slightly harsh |
The austerulous monks were rarely lenient with their pupils.
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autexousious | adj | 1678-1678 |
exercising or possessing free will |
If we are truly autexousious, then why do we so often feel powerless?
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auturgy | n | 1651-1656 |
self-action; independent activity |
The film director's legendary auturgy frustrated editors and producers alike.
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avunculize | v | 1662-1662 |
to act as an uncle; to behave like an uncle |
I often avunculize to my younger friends, which no doubt annoys them.
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bajulate | v | 1613-1662 |
to bear a heavy burden |
Their Sherpa aides were vexed by the demand that they bajulate as well as guide.
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bimarian | adj | 1731-1731 |
pertaining to two seas |
Some think that America needs to improve its bimarian naval defenses.
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binoternary | adj | 1817-1817 |
combining binary and trinary aspects |
The dots on the '6' face of a die are arranged in a binoternary fashion.
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blateration | n | 1656-1864 |
chatter; babbling |
I've had just about enough of your garrulous blateration, you clod!
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bonifate | adj | 1656-1656 |
lucky; fortunate |
The gambler was too bonifate, and attracted the casino manager's attention.
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boreism | n | 1833-1839 |
behaviour of a boring person |
The professor, while brilliant, was afflicted by boreism when lecturing.
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boscaresque | adj | 1734-1734 |
picturesque; scenically wooded |
Despite northern England's industrial pollution, parts of it remain boscaresque.
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brabeum | n | 1675-1675 |
reward or prize |
Without some brabeum, the students will have no incentive to work harder.
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brephophagist | n | 1731-1875 |
one who eats babies |
The character Fat Bastard is a disgustingly obese Scottish brephophagist.
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brochity | n | 1623-1678 |
projecting or crooked quality of teeth |
His parents later regretted that they did not correct his brochity in his youth.
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bromography | n | 1860-1860 |
a treatise on food |
It's not enough to write a bromography - today's celebrity chefs need to be on TV!
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bubulcitate | v | 1623-1678 |
to act as a cowherd; to cry like a cowherd |
When their cat went missing, they were on the street bubulcitating for weeks.
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buccellation | n | 1657-1731 |
act of dividing into small morsels |
The buccellation and apportionment of their rations was the subject of heated argument.
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bumposopher | n | 1834-1886 |
one learned in bumps; a phrenologist |
Craniology has progressed greatly since the days of bumposophers.
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cacatory | adj | 1684-1753 |
accompanied by loose bowels |
For the diners, the effects of the chicken cacciatore, alas, were cacatory.
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cacozealous | adj | 1656-1696 |
imitating badly; poorly affected |
Her cacozealous attempt at mimicking her boss bordered on being offensive.
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cagastric | adj | 1662-1753 |
of diseases, originating under an ill star |
We no longer believe in cagastric causes for illness and deformity.
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cameranious | adj | 1791-1791 |
of or relating to a chamber |
The social gathering benefited from the cozy, cameranious setting.
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canitude | n | 1656-1742 |
greyness; hoariness; whiteness |
The first snowfall of the year gave the field a pleasant canitude.
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caprizant | adj | 1730-1736 |
of the pulse, uneven or irregular |
While he hadn't had a full-blown heart attack, his pulse was very caprizant.
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casitive | adj | 1652-1652 |
having grammatical cases |
The casitive nature of Finnish and Hungarian makes them difficult to learn.
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castaldy | n | 1623-1800 |
stewardship |
His castaldy over the manor was dependent on his good relations with the lord's sons.
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cecograph | n | 1851-1874 |
writing device for the blind |
The development of computers has made the cecograph entirely obsolete.
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celeberrimous | adj | 1768-1768 |
very or most highly celebrated |
Her celeberrimous accomplishments were lauded by her colleagues.
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celeripedean | adj | 1623-1656 |
swift-footed |
The most celeripedean of the Greek deities was Hermes.
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cestuan | adj | 1711-1711 |
of or pertaining to a boxer's gloves or cesti |
No cestuan improvements can negate the damage of such blows to the head.
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chermadic | adj | 1842-1842 |
of a heavy weight used as a projectile |
Wile E. Coyote continues to be crushed by his own chermadic snares.
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chronanagram | n | 1613-1882 |
an anagram of a chronogram |
Jacobites used chronanagrams to cryptically express support for their cause.
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cibosity | n | 1656-1656 |
store of food; plenty of food supplies |
The cibosities of those paranoid about Y2K are still rotting in their cellars.
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circuland | n | 1821-1821 |
that which is to be circulated |
Here we have the circuland, as opposed to our internal earnings report.
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circumbilivagination | n | 1611-1693 |
going around in a circular motion; circumambulation |
She saw many quaint seaside towns in her circumbilivagination of England.
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citharize | v | 1623-1692 |
to play the harp |
If you plan to citharize, prepare to build up calluses on your fingers.
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cloakatively | adv | 1674-1674 |
superficially |
These reforms have only cloakatively made the situation better for the poor.
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coherentific | adj | 1834-1834 |
causing to become coherent; causing cohesion |
Her speech was the coherentific factor behind the jury's consensus verdict.
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colaphize | v | 1450-1656 |
to beat or buffet |
His lawyer claimed that police had colaphized him, which confused the judge.
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commendaces | npl | 1611-1658 |
funeral orations; prayers for the dead |
At his funeral, his brother delivered a set of exquisite commendaces.
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coquinate | v | 1656-1658 |
to behave as a cook |
Martha may seem to be able to coquinate, but her actions are highly scripted.
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cosmogyral | adj | 1808-1808 |
whirling round the universe |
The great cosmogyral peregrinations of galaxies follow simple physical laws.
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crassulent | adj | 1656-1656 |
very fat; grossly obese |
While some point to Brando's crassulent state, others focus on his acting.
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crebrity | n | 1656-1740 |
frequency; period between two occurrences |
Old Faithful is a natural clock, and its invariant crebrity continues to amaze.
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crocitation | n | 1623-1656 |
croaking; cawing |
The crocitation of the gulls meant that I got no sleep last night.
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cynicocratical | adj | 1881-1881 |
pertaining to rule by cynics |
When people mistrust government, our leaders become cynicocratical.
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deartuate | v | 1623-1653 |
to dismember |
He cunningly hoped that if he deartuated the body, he could hide it in the hole.
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decutient | adj | 1656-1656 |
shaking down; beating down |
Their decutient technique for getting apples from trees annoyed the farmer.
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defedate | v | 1669-1669 |
to defile; to pollute |
The toxic chemicals continue to defedate our town's water supply.
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desarcinate | v | 1656-1736 |
to unload; to unburden |
She haughtily ordered her butler to desarcinate her baggage from the car.
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devalgate | adj | 1851-1883 |
bow-legged |
The devalgate cowboy watched his old smell-hound crawl between his legs.
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dicaearchy | n | 1656-1658 |
just government |
While we dream of living in a dicaearchy, in truth, we're governed by dicks.
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diffibulate | v | 1656-1656 |
to unbutton; to unbuckle |
He found it difficult to diffibulate her blouse using only one hand.
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dignorate | v | 1623-1656 |
to mark or brand an animal |
He was glad he had dignorated his horse, or else he couldn't have claimed it.
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diloricate | v | 1623-1656 |
to rip open a sewn piece of clothing |
She diloricated his silk shirts so she could use them as dishrags.
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dipsopathy | n | 1883-1883 |
medical treatment involving abstinence from liquids |
The new antibiotics he was taking required him to practice strict dipsopathy.
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diribitory | n | 1656-1656 |
place where pay is distributed to soldiers |
Directly deposited salaries for soldiers obviate the need for diribitories.
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divinipotent | adj | 1656-1727 |
having strong divinatory powers |
While the TV psychic claims to be divinipotent, he's clearly a charlatan.
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dodrantal | adj | 1656-1883 |
of nine inches in length |
The male stripper's dodrantal instrument impressed the ladies greatly.
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drollic | adj | 1743-1743 |
of or pertaining to puppet shows |
Computer graphics are rapidly replacing the drollic puppet-shows of years ago.
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dromograph | n | 1883-1885 |
instrument for measuring velocity of blood flow |
The dromograph readings from his elderly patient alarmed the doctor.
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ducenarious | adj | 1656-1656 |
pertaining to two hundred |
The ducenarious diversion of the bicentennial brought the countrymen together.
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ebaptization | n | 1659-1659 |
declaring that someone has not been properly baptized |
They feared the priest's heterodoxy would lead to charges of ebaptization.
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ecstasiate | v | 1823-1957 |
to go into an ecstasy; to cause to become ecstatic |
The arrival of the boy-band ecstasiated the pre-teen throng.
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ectylotic | adj | 1736-1864 |
removing warts or calluses |
Use this ectylotic bandage on your finger and you'll be cured in a week or two.
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egrote | v | 1721-1775 |
to feign an illness |
He was a master of egroting in order to find more time to study for tests.
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eicastic | adj | 1669-1669 |
imitative |
The comedian's wit is limited to his considerable eicastic abilities.
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ejurate | v | 1622-1800 |
to renounce; to abjure |
I ejurate this entire organization and its principles, which I now see to be corrupt.
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embaphium | n | 1715-1884 |
small vessel for measuring or serving medicine |
She employed an embaphium to ensure the correct dose was given.
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embolimaeal | adj | 1677-1796 |
intercalary; inserted into the calendar |
The addition of embolimaeal days caused calendrical confusion in the past.
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epalpebrate | adj | 1884-1884 |
lacking eyebrows |
If you don't stop plucking, soon you'll be epalpebrate!
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ephydriad | n | 1823-1823 |
water-nymph |
The synchronized swimmers were like ephydriads, full of natural grace.
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essomenic | adj | 1771-1771 |
showing things as they will be in the future |
The essomenic properties of crystal balls are very much in dispute.
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eternitarian | n | 1746-1746 |
one who believes in the eternity of the soul |
Though she held to no particular faith, she remained a hopeful eternitarian.
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eveniency | n | 1656-1656 |
coming to pass |
His mother thought that the eveniency of her son's marriage was inevitable.
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excutient | adj | 1730-1775 |
shaking off |
The excutient dog showered the topless sunbathers, causing them to rise in alarm.
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exipotic | adj | 1823-1884 |
purgative; cleansing the body of illness |
While the medicine was exipotic to his body, it made a mess of his bathroom.
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exlineal | adj | 1716-1716 |
out of the direct line of descent |
Her cousins and all the other exlineal relations were cut out of the will.
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fabrefaction | n | 1652-1678 |
act of fashioning or making a work of art |
The sculptor felt that fabrefaction was more important than the end result.
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fallaciloquence | n | 1656-1761 |
deceitful speech |
Your fallaciloquence, though charming, will not convince the jury to acquit.
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famelicose | adj | 1730-1775 |
often or very hungry |
The tribe's crops frequently fail, and their children are famelicose.
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famigerate | v | 1623-1736 |
to carry news from abroad |
The bloggers famigerated about the conditions in the war-torn country.
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ficulnean | adj | 1716-1716 |
of fig-tree wood; worthless |
His ficulnean arguments failed to convince his professor to raise his grade.
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filicology | n | 1884-1884 |
study of ferns |
Filicology is a discipline for which paleontological training is a great asset.
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findible | adj | 1656-1790 |
able to be cleft or split |
This pie is perfectly findible, if we can agree to some simple rules for cutting it.
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flosculation | n | 1651-1651 |
an embellishment or ornament in speech |
The speaker's lecture was rendered laughable by ridiculous flosculations.
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foppotee | n | 1663-1663 |
simpleton |
What a pitiful foppotee he was, always oblivious to our jeers!
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frenigerent | adj | 1656-1681 |
bearing a bridle |
The frenigerent filly flew fast from the fire.
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fumificate | v | 1721-1792 |
to make or cause smoke or incense |
The only problem with the new grill is its tendency to fumificate.
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gardeviance | n | 1459-1706 |
chest for valuables; a travelling trunk |
She kept her linens in that old gardeviance for over sixty years.
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gardevisure | n | 1610-1840 |
visor of a helmet as shown on heraldic devices |
Since you're so ugly, why not place a gardevisure on your coat of arms?
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gaudiloquent | adj | 1656-1727 |
speaking joyfully or on joyful matters |
Her gaudiloquent tone was thought excessively perky by the stodgy faculty.
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gelicide | n | 1656-1681 |
a frost |
Unfortunately, the flowers were killed too soon by an early gelicide.
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gipseian | adj | 1749-1749 |
belonging or pertaining to gypsies |
The gipseian rhythms made her feel as if she were in the Middle East.
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gleimous | adj | 1398-1790 |
slimy; full of phlegm |
Its gleimous tongue slipped between its teeth and ensnared the moose.
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gnathonize | v | 1619-1727 |
to flatter |
I can tell that you're just trying to gnathonize me, you sycophantic buffoon!
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graocracy | n | 1830-1830 |
government by an old woman or women |
High voter turnout among elderly women may soon lead us into a graocracy.
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graviloquence | n | 1656-1656 |
grave speech |
The bishop's funeral orations were known for their graviloquence.
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gumfiate | v | 1820-1820 |
to cause to swell; to puff up |
He just had his wisdom teeth extracted, so his cheeks are gumfiated.
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gutturniform | adj | 1886-1886 |
shaped like a water pitcher |
She was never able to mould the clay into a proper gutturniform shape.
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gypsation | n | 1656-1681 |
action or process of plastering with gypsum |
The gypsation of the room took much too long and irritated his allergies.
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habroneme | adj | 1886-1886 |
having the appearance of fine threads |
Her habroneme hair was admired by many hairstylists for its fine texture.
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halatinous | adj | 1886-1886 |
saline; salty |
The halatinous mist brought back memories of his childhood at the seashore.
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hecatologue | n | 1894-1894 |
code consisting of 100 rules |
The teen whined that her parents' list of rules was practically a hecatologue.
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helctic | adj | 1658-1658 |
acting to drag or draw out; drawing |
While leechcraft is derided, it is medicinally useful from a helctic perspective.
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hemerine | adj | 1854-1886 |
daily; quotidian |
The hemerine ritual of walking her dog kept her in good physical shape.
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hercotectonic | adj | 1672-1672 |
of or pertaining to the construction of fortifications or walls |
The fort's hercotectonic strength was insufficient to repel cannon-fire.
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hirculation | n | 1656-1721 |
disease of vines where they grow no fruit |
Despite a fantastic growing season, the vineyard was crippled by hirculation.
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hirquitalliency | n | 1652-1652 |
strength of voice |
The wrestler's hirquitalliency compensated for his lack of strength and talent.
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historiaster | n | 1887-1894 |
petty or contemptible historian |
While Foucault is widely praised today, he was no more than a historiaster.
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hiulcity | n | 1681-1681 |
an opening or cleft |
They stepped into the hiulcity in the cliff face, unaware of the danger within.
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homerkin | n | 1662-1663 |
old liquid measure for beer |
"I'm so thirsty I could drink a homerkin of beer," Simpson lamented.
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hymnicide | n | 1862-1862 |
killing of hymns through alterations |
Many accused the revisionists in the Church of committing hymnicide.
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hyometer | n | 1886-1886 |
rain gauge |
Her homemade hyometer was overwhelmed and destroyed by the deluge.
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hypenemious | n | 1855-1886 |
full of wind; windy; of an egg, malformed |
Let us protect ourselves against the hyenemious assault of the hurricane.
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icasm | n | 1664-1664 |
figurative expression |
He protested at his trial that the death threat he delivered was only an icasm.
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ichorescent | adj | 1684-1684 |
growing or becoming ichorous |
After several months, the carrots were disgustingly ichorescent.
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ichthyarchy | n | 1853-1853 |
the domain or rule of fishes |
Despite his ichthyarchy, Aquaman is really a very pitiful superhero.
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ictuate | v | 1822-1822 |
to emphasize; to put metrical stress on |
She preferred free verse over carefully-ictuated classical poetic styles.
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igniparous | adj | 1684-1684 |
bringing forth fire |
The heroes were scorched by the dragon's igniparous emanation.
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impigrity | n | 1623-1721 |
quickness; speed |
The impigrity of the contract's signing led to vexing legal wranglings.
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improcerous | adj | 1656-1658 |
low; short |
The coffee table was much too improcerous to be of any real use.
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incabinate | v | 1672-1672 |
to enclose in a cabin; to confine |
The solution to her writer's block was to incabinate herself at her country villa.
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ingeniculation | n | 1623-1658 |
bending of the knee |
His ingeniculation was in vain, and she turned away in disgust, never to return.
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ingordigious | adj | 1637-1734 |
greedy; avaricious |
Your ingordigious ways are cruel and heartless; charity is the path to joy.
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inocciduous | adj | 1656-1658 |
of a star, never setting |
Polaris was his inocciduous guide as he trekked across the Great Plains.
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inobligality | n | 1663-1663 |
quality of not being obligatory |
Granting the inobligality of bringing a gift to the party, it is still polite to do so.
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interfation | n | 1656-1658 |
act of interrupting another while speaking |
His boorish interfations were ill-received at the academic lecture.
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inveteratist | n | 1715-1715 |
opponent of reform; one who inveterately holds to tradition |
The golf course's manager, being an inveteratist, continued to refuse women entry.
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ipsographic | adj | 1817-1817 |
self-recording |
He used the CD burner primarily for ipsographic purposes.
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irredivivous | adj | 1656-1656 |
unable to be revived |
Despite Dr. House's best effort, the patient remained irredivivous.
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isangelous | adj | 1768-1774 |
equal to the angels |
I've had just about enough of her isangelous and self-righteous diatribes.
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jecorary | adj | 1684-1684 |
of or relating to the liver |
The alcoholic's refusal to seek treatment caused him no end of jecorary trouble.
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jobler | n | 1662-1662 |
one who does small jobs |
We've found a great jobler who takes care of our repairs quickly and cheaply.
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jumperism | n | 1800-1876 |
principles of a jumping Methodist sect |
While snake-handling is ridiculous, it is no worse than jumperism or the stylites.
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jungible | adj | 1656-1656 |
that may be joined |
The trailers are jungible by means of a complex hitching system.
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jussulent | adj | 1656-1658 |
full of broth or soup |
The bubbling of the jussulent cauldron and the crackling of the campfire soothed her.
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kalotypography | n | 1834-1834 |
beautiful printing |
Medieval manuscripts are attractive, but modern kalotypography surely surpasses them.
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keleusmatically | adv | 1885-1885 |
imperatively; in an imperative mood |
"Sit down!" the teacher instructed his wife keleusmatically, to her chagrin.
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kexy | adj | 1608-1884 |
dry, brittle, withered |
The rustling of the kexy leaves alerted the campers to the bear's presence.
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krioboly | n | 1850-1882 |
sacrifice of many rams; bath in blood of rams |
Contrary to rumour, pagan rituals do not involve krioboly or baby-eating.
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labascate | v | 1727-1727 |
to begin to fall or slide |
He watched with helpless horror as the baby carriage labascated down the stairs.
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lagenarious | adj | 1657-1657 |
flagon-shaped |
He brought our champagne in a lagenarious vessel, much to our embarassment.
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lambition | n | 1658-1800 |
act of licking or lapping |
The child's lambition of the ice cream was interrupted by gravity, the cruellest master.
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lampistry | n | 1874-1874 |
art of decorating lamps |
The church bazaar is always full of skilled needlework, lampistry and other crafts.
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lardlet | n | 1659-1659 |
small piece of bacon to put into meat to enrich with fat |
The secret to her pot roasts is the use of lardlets to enhance the flavour of the meat.
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latibule | n | 1623-1691 |
hiding place |
The girl emerged triumphantly from her latibule, only to find her friends had already left.
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leeftail | adj | 1674-1869 |
in great demand; having a quick sale |
The new Corvettes are a leeftail product, no doubt because of the economic boom.
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legatarian | adj | 1766-1766 |
of or pertaining to a deputy or legate |
The vice-president seems uncomfortable with his legatarian duties.
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leporicide | n | 1788-1914 |
killer or killing of hares or rabbits |
Elmer Fudd's futile attempts at leporicide were always foiled by his intended prey.
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lignatile | adj | 1855-1855 |
living or growing on wood |
She collected lignatile mushrooms on her hike, confident in her identifications.
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lignicide | n | 1656-1656 |
woodcutter |
We will not tolerate the lignicides who would despoil our old-growth forests!
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lococession | n | 1656-1656 |
place for giving |
Deposit your alms in the lococession we have provided, and you will be rewarded.
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locupletative | adj | 1802-1812 |
tending to enrich |
Your locupletative contributions have helped furnish the new stadium lavishly.
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logarithmotechny | n | 1724-1775 |
the art of calculating logarithms |
But sir, without my calculator, I will be reduced to painful logarithmotechny!
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lubency | n | 1623-1669 |
willingness; pleasure |
My lubency to help you in this matter will not be increased by your paltry bribes.
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lugent | adj | 1656-1889 |
weeping; mourning |
After hearing of the attack, her brothers were lugent at first, then enraged.
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Lutherolatry | n | 1859-1883 |
worship of Martin Luther and his teachings |
The priest was poorly received for his denunciation of Lutherolatry and paganism.
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macellarious | adj | 1656-1656 |
pertaining to butchers or meat markets |
Some practitioners of the macellarious arts are more humane to animals than vegans.
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magastromancy | n | 1652-1652 |
magical astrology |
Her reliance on magastromancy to decide the students' grades got her in trouble.
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magistricide | n | 1670-1670 |
the killing or killer of a teacher or master |
While many have considered magistricide, few are bold or wicked enough to do so.
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magophony | n | 1711-1711 |
massacre of magi or priests |
The acts of magophony that accompany religious intolerance are simply unacceptable.
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maleolent | adj | 1657-1727 |
having an ill odour |
His maleolent recipe was avoided by all but the most courageous or polite guests.
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mancation | n | 1727-1727 |
maiming; mutilation |
The general would suffer no mancation or execution of fallen enemy troops.
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mariturient | adj | 1765-1765 |
eager to marry |
He was beset with offers from several distant cousins who were desperately mariturient.
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mecography | n | 1603-1890 |
measurement of the dimensions and weight of body parts |
The condom company used mecography to obtain necessary data about its clientele.
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medioxumate | adj | 1723-1723 |
of gods of intermediate rank between those of heaven and of hell |
Medioxumate deities such as those of the Greek pantheon are rarely worshipped today.
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melanochalcographer | n | 1697-1697 |
engraver of copper printing plates |
No melanochalcographer can match a photographic print in quality of reproduction.
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miliaceous | adj | 1684-1890 |
like millet or the millet-seed |
This miliaceous gift will keep our nation from starvation, but will not appease us.
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mingent | adj | 1685-1685 |
discharging urine |
The mingent dog amused the children but not the owner of the flower garden.
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misqueme | v | 1395-1658 |
to displease; to offend |
If my actions misqueme you or your friends, you need only leave me alone.
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mitescent | adj | 1727-1727 |
growing mild |
You're becoming mitescent in your old age, and can hardly stomach conflict any more.
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mochlic | n | 1657-1753 |
drastic purgative medicine |
This mochlic remedy is worse than the disease, but at least it will be over quickly.
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modernicide | n | 1774-1774 |
killing or killer of modern people |
While the Luddites were radical traditionalists, they never engaged in modernicide.
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molrowing | n | 1860-1896 |
caterwauling; cavorting with prostitutes |
Her son is a molrowing vagabond without any social graces, much to her shame.
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montivagant | adj | 1656-1658 |
wandering over hills and mountains |
The montivagant hiker crossed the Alps with ease but was stymied by the Andes.
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morsicant | adj | 1891-1891 |
producing the sensation of repeated biting or pricking |
After sitting for several hours, I had a terrible morsicant pain in my rear end.
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mowburnt | adj | 1548-1900 |
of crops, spoiled by becoming overheated |
The heat wave last August left us with heaps of mowburnt and useless crops.
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mulcible | adj | 1656-1656 |
able to be appeased |
Despite his promises of food, the crowd was not mulcible and began to riot.
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mulomedic | adj | 1678-1678 |
relating to the medical care of mules |
The doctor's mulomedic abilities were of enormous importance to the trek's success.
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murklins | adv | 1568-1674 |
in the dark |
She stumbled murklins about the house until she found the light switch.
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myriander | adj | 1693-1693 |
consisting of ten thousand men |
Her myriander host of suitors never figured out that she was a lesbian. |
namelings | npl | 1706-1706 |
persons bearing the same name |
The namelings Martin Luther and Dr. King shared a concern with political reform.
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nepheliad | n | 1818-1821 |
cloud-nymph |
Like a nepheliad, the skydiver dove gracefully through the clouds.
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nequient | adj | 1656-1656 |
not being able |
While the other students understand algebra, you are still nequient in this simple art.
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nerterology | n | 1800-1800 |
learning relating to the dead or the underworld |
Her inquiries into nerterology were inspired by a youthful visit to a medieval crypt.
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nidifice | n | 1656-1656 |
a nest |
The lizard climbed into the nidifice, only to be eaten by the mother eagle.
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noscible | adj | 1654-1654 |
knowable; well-known |
It is noscible that no amount of training can make up for experience in the field.
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novaturient | adj | 1679-1679 |
desiring changes or alterations |
The novel's author rightly rejected the novaturient wishes of the screenwriters
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nubivagant | adj | 1656-1656 |
moving throughout or among clouds |
The glider flew like a nubivagant bird before emerging out of the clouds and into view.
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obacerate | v | 1656-1658 |
to stop one's mouth |
When he swore onstage, several audience members obacerated themselves.
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obarmate | v | 1623-1658 |
to arm against |
Let us obarmate ourselves for the upcoming battle against the Mongols!
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obrumpent | adj | 1656-1656 |
breaking; bursting |
The guests were startled to attention by the sound of obrumpent balloons.
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obstrigillate | v | 1623-1656 |
to oppose; to resist |
I will not obstrigillate the efforts of my opponent to besmirch my good name.
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occaecation | n | 1608-1691 |
the act of blinding |
After his occaecation, he was unable to enjoy simple pleasures such as reading.
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occulcation | n | 1656-1656 |
act of treading on or trampling |
Repeated occulcations of this field by soldiers have left it useless for agriculture.
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odynometer | n | 1889-1893 |
instrument for measuring pain |
Suspecting his patient's illness to be feigned, he pulled out his trusty odynometer.
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omniregency | n | 1616-1670 |
universal rulership; state of complete authority |
The principle of omniregency is now seriously mistrusted, and not only by radicals.
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oncethmus | n | 1656-1656 |
braying |
The oncethmus of most politicians is far worse than that given off by any beast.
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operiment | n | 1650-1656 |
a covering |
If you don't get an operiment for your classic car, it will rust away in a brief time.
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oporopolist | n | 1671-1725 |
fruit-seller |
Our oporopolist's oranges often offer odd odours.
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orgiophant | n | 1886-1886 |
one who presides over orgies |
The orgiophant had dozens of hangers-on who sought to attend his parties.
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ossifragant | adj | 1656-1656 |
bone-breaking |
The ossifragant wrestler earned a reputation for brutality, so no one would fight him
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ovablastic | adj | 1922-1922 |
making eggs burst open in the womb |
The doctor rejected the ovablastic technique, finding it to violate his moral principles.
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palintocy | n | 1693-1847 |
repayment of interest paid on a loan |
I understand you can't pay me everything, but I demand a palintocy, at the very least.
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palmoscopy | n | 1857-1890 |
observation of heartbeat or pulse as part of medical diagnosis |
Even without his medical bag, he could use palmoscopy to diagnose her heart attack.
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pamphagous | adj | 1702-1702 |
eating everything; all-consuming |
To the pamphagous victor goes the Golden Wiener of Triumphal Consumption!
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panchymagogue | n | 1657-1893 |
medicine purging all the humours from the body |
What you need is a good panchymagogue to get you back on your feet!
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pannuscorium | n | 1858-1860 |
soft leather cloth used on the tops of shoes and boots |
The pannuscorium of his old shoes was covered in indelible stains.
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papicolist | n | 1633-1810 |
one who worships the pope; a papist |
Today, even papicolists grudgingly admit that papal infallibility cannot be literally true.
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parepochism | n | 1685-1685 |
error in dating or assigning time period |
The antique dealer was well known for his parepochisms, so we didn't feel too bad.
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paterophobia | n | 1840-1840 |
fear of the early Church fathers |
The Romans' paterophobia mellowed over time, until Christianity was fully accepted.
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patration | n | 1656-1656 |
perfection or completion of something |
The patration of my dissertation will be an occasion for great merriment.
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pecuarious | adj | 1656-1658 |
serving or belonging to beasts or cattle |
The children tossed the pecuarious leavings at one another, to their parents' dismay.
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pedegorize | v | 1665-1665 |
to construct a pedigree; to derive through a pedigree |
The owners of the racehorse took great efforts to pedegorize her carefully.
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penarious | adj | 1656-1658 |
of or pertaining to victuals or provisions |
The quartermaster is in charge of penarious matters, so stay out of his business!
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penintime | adj | 1686-1718 |
second from inmost |
Venus, our solar system's penintime planet, is Earth's twin in many regards.
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perantique | adj | 1883-1883 |
very antique or ancient |
She treasured the perantique mirror even though the glass was somewhat warped.
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pessundate | v | 1656-1658 |
to cast down or ruin |
The Roman Empire was pessundated by its economic woes rather than moral decline.
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phalerate | adj | 1656-1702 |
ornamented; decorated |
The phalerate umbrella-stand in the corner of the room attracted the guests' attention.
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phasianic | adj | 1884-1884 |
of or pertaining to pheasants |
Our phasianic hunting-trips have become increasingly futile in recent years.
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philargyrist | n | 1633-1663 |
lover of money; covetous person |
I am no philargyrist, but I like to live well, so charity isn't in my best interest.
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phlyarologist | n | 1867-1867 |
one who talks nonsense |
He was a petty phlyarologist who could rarely hold an intelligent conversation.
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phoenigm | n | 1646-1858 |
reddening of the skin; reddish medical application |
The phoenigm of his cheeks after the race testified both to his fatigue and his elation.
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phylactology | n | 1966-1966 |
science of counter-espionage |
Though phylactology reached its peak in the Cold War, it is arguably still important.
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pication | n | 1684-1684 |
application of warm pitch to the skin as medical treatment |
While it seems harsh, pication is effective for cleansing pores and restoring skin tone.
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pigritude | n | 1623-1656 |
slothfulness |
Despite the college student's pigritude, he continued to maintain a 'B' average.
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piladex | n | 1897-1901 |
game where an inflated bag is hit with hand to keep aloft across a table |
From piladex to hacky-sack, pastimes involving hitting objects are known to all ages.
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pilimiction | n | 1847-1874 |
passing of hair-like bodies in the urine |
His doctor was particularly concerned about his pilimiction, for obvious reasons.
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plebicolar | adj | 1626-1820 |
courting or appealing to the common people |
He profited from his plebicolar demeanour, and avoided the fate of many other nobles.
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plegnic | adj | 1612-1664 |
acting by a blow; striking like a hammer; percussive |
Her plegnic pounding of the piano-keys contrasted sharply with her tiny frame.
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plenisphere | n | 1912-1912 |
a perfect sphere |
The iridescent plenispheres in the sky told him that someone was blowing bubbles.
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pocilliform | adj | 1846-1846 |
shaped like a little cup |
The golf ball hardly budged from its pocilliform resting-spot atop the tee.
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poliadic | adj | 1886-1886 |
of the nature of a local or tutelary god |
Respect for poliadic spirits and deities continued long after the region converted.
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pomarious | adj | 1656-1775 |
of or belonging to an orchard or fruit-garden |
Newton's pomarious enlightenment concerning gravity is no more than a myth.
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ponask | v | 1922-1963 |
to cook game by splitting it and roasting it on a spit |
We ponasked the freshly-caught pheasant at our campsite.
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portmantologist | n | 1887-1934 |
one who studies or coins portmanteau words |
Rather than being a portmantologist, why not use perfectly good existing words?
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prandicle | n | 1656-1658 |
small meal |
In those years, she would take several prandicles during the course of each day.
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prebition | n | 1656-1656 |
act of offering, showing or setting before |
The prebition of his treasure-find to the king earned him great honour and esteem.
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pregnatress | n | 1765-1765 |
female power that generates or gives birth to something |
As the pregnatress of our little group, her opinion was still highly regarded.
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prescited | adj | 1400-1660 |
foreknown or predestined for damnation; condemned |
If you believe some of us are prescited from birth, there is no reason to do good works.
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primifluous | adj | 1657-1657 |
that which flows first |
The primifluous wines of the evening were excellent, unlike the plonk served later.
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privign | n | 1605-1654 |
stepson |
Though he was only her privign, she always treated him as if he were her own child.
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psalloid | adj | 1756-1895 |
resembling a harp or stringed instrument |
Her renown as a maker of psalloid instruments led to a position at the royal court.
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psephograph | n | 1906-1907 |
machine for automatically recording votes |
These newfangled computers are no more reliable than an old-fashioned psephograph.
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pseudisodomous | adj | 1601-1850 |
style of wall construction using stones of different thickness |
The use of pseudisodomous brickwork gives the room an antique feel.
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ptochology | n | 1891-1891 |
study of beggars and unemployment |
If we want to understand the roots of poverty, we must undertake work in ptochology.
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pudify | v | 1656-1656 |
to cause to be ashamed |
Your remarks do not pudify me, for you are as guilty of such offenses as I am!
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pugnastics | n | 1830-1830 |
displays of pugilistic ability |
Ali's pugnastics were much more impressive than his overly boastful showmanship.
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pullarian | adj | 1652-1652 |
of or pertaining to chicken or fowl |
Our pullarian mascot was trampled by the opposing team's offensive line.
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pyroleter | n | 1878-1878 |
double-pump fire extinguisher that produces carbonic acid |
The pyroleter was insufficient to combat the fire at the old library.
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quadragintireme | n | 1799-1799 |
vessel with forty rows of oars |
He couldn't have reached the battle even if he had been commanding a quadragintireme.
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quadrimular | adj | 1664-1664 |
lasting for four years |
The quadrimular interval between Olympiads is a long wait in terms of athletes' careers.
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quaeritate | v | 1657-1657 |
to question; to inquire |
If I might quaeritate, why are we headed in the wrong direction on the trail?
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quercivorous | adj | 1858-1858 |
feeding on oak trees |
The proliferation of quercivorous insects is a boon rather than a bane to the ecosystem.
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quibbleism | n | 1836-1836 |
practice of quibbling |
His carping and quibbleism earned him much scorn, a fact of which he was oblivious.
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quotientive | adj | 1871-1871 |
indicating how often |
She set up the schedule using a quotientive formula to ensure fairness.
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radicarian | adj | 1880-1880 |
pertaining to the roots of words |
A radicarian knowledge of Latin is of central importance for English etymology.
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ramifactive | adj | 1766-1766 |
developing into a branch; forming a branch |
Despite the infertility of the soil, the trees retained a limited ramifactive capacity.
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recineration | n | 1657-1683 |
second reduction to ashes |
The recineration of his book manuscript in the second fire drove him over the edge.
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redamancy | n | 1656-1656 |
act of loving in return |
Despite his lack of redamancy, her passion for him was unabated for several years.
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rendling | n | 1784-1784 |
curdling or setting of cheese |
Seeing the realization slowly dawn upon her was like witnessing the rendling of cheese.
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resarciate | v | 1656-1657 |
to mend; to make amends |
She wanted to resarciate their friendship before it was damaged irreparably.
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rhedarious | adj | 1656-1656 |
of or serving as a carriage or chariot |
His fancy for rhedarious transport was seen as old-fashioned by his friends.
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rhodologist | n | 1911-1924 |
one who studies and classifies roses |
Any rhodologist knows that a rose by any other name does not smell as sweet.
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rimestock | n | 1662-1834 |
old almanac with runic writings |
He bought the old rimestock at auction, but was unaware of its calendric function.
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riviation | n | 1676-1676 |
fishing |
While anglers are the sort who enjoy quiet contemplation, I find riviation to be boring.
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roblet | v | 1674-1755 |
to lead astray |
He roblets his intended victims in the old part of the city before mugging them.
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rogalian | adj | 1656-1656 |
of or pertaining to a great fire |
The books' authors were rightly incensed at their works' rogalian fate under the censors.
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rogitate | v | 1656-1658 |
to ask frequently |
"Are we there yet?", the kids rogitated, apparently unaware of their parents' frustration.
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roomthily | adj | 1674-1674 |
spatially; with respect to space |
His bachelor apartment is roomthily challenged, to say nothing of the smell.
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rupography | n | 1838-1838 |
art of taking impressions of coins or medals in sealing wax |
The police confiscated my rupography tools, thinking that I used them for forgery.
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ruricolous | adj | 1730-1858 |
living in the country or in fields |
Though the city has its attractions, I much prefer the quiet ruricolous life. |
saburrate | v | 1623-1658 |
to put sand or gravel in a ship as ballast |
Fortunately, the ship was thoroughly saburrated, or else it would surely have capsized.
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sacricolist | n | 1727-1727 |
devout worshipper |
She was a skeptic, but became a sacricolist after her father's death.
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sagittiferous | adj | 1656-1858 |
bearing arrows |
The general ordered that some of his foot-soldiers should thereafter be sagittiferous.
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sagittipotent | adj | 1656-1656 |
having great ability in archery |
The sagittipotent hunter found himself unable to kill the beautiful white stag.
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sarcinarious | adj | 1656-1656 |
serving to carry a burden or load |
His sarcinarious draught-horse could take no more, and collapsed on the desert sands.
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scaevity | n | 1623-1658 |
unluckiness; left-handedness |
She attributed her failure to evil forces, but her family felt it was a matter of scaevity.
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scandiscope | n | 1825-1825 |
machine for cleaning chimneys |
The scandiscope removed soot, but also what might have been reindeer droppings.
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scathefire | n | 1632-1796 |
great destructive fire; conflagration |
Despite the scathefire that razed the town, its citizens were determined to rebuild.
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scelidate | adj | 1877-1877 |
having legs; legged |
The legless dragon of Eastern myth contrasts with its scelidate Western counterpart.
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sceptriferous | adj | 1656-1658 |
bearing a scepter |
The court's sceptriferous seneschal had a primarily symbolic function.
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schismarch | n | 1657-1657 |
founder of a schism |
The schismarch of the People's Front of Judea was hated by his former allies.
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secability | n | 1842-1842 |
capability of being cut |
The limited secability of Kevlar makes it an ideal material for modern armour.
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sedecuple | n | 1690-1690 |
quantity sixteen times another |
She enjoyed the Slinky, though her age was the sedecuple of her granddaughter's.
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sementine | adj | 1656-1656 |
pertaining to sowing; of the time of seeding fields |
This year's drought means that our springtime sementine efforts were in vain.
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senticous | adj | 1657-1657 |
prickly; thorny |
He pricked himself on a senticous bush as he searched about for his golf ball.
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seplasiary | n | 1650-1658 |
seller or producer of perfumes and ointments |
She had an allergic reaction after the seplasiary sprayed her in the eyes.
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sermonolatry | n | 1859-1859 |
excessive devotion to sermons |
We moved to a church across town because of our pastor's excessive sermonolatry.
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sevidical | adj | 1656-1656 |
speaking cruel and harsh words; threatening |
I will not tolerate your sevidical tone and manner, you filthy peasant!
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sevous | adj | 1725-1725 |
like tallow or suet |
The sevous mixture wouldn't harden, and so the whole batch of candles was ruined.
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siagonology | n | 1895-1895 |
study of jaw-bones |
Reliance on siagonology alone led to the proliferation of the Piltdown Man hoax.
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sigilism | n | 1865-1865 |
act of revealing the secrets of the confessional |
After learning of such atrocities, it is only natural that he would consider sigilism.
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sinapistic | adj | 1879-1879 |
consisting of mustard |
The chef's sinapistic sauces delighted connoisseurs of French cuisine.
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sireniform | adj | 1849-1852 |
having the lower legs abnormally joined into a single limb |
When they learned that their child had a sireniform deformity, they were devastated.
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slimikin | adj | 1745-1745 |
small and slender |
She was a slimikin young woman who often flirted with the schoolboys at the academy.
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snobographer | n | 1848-1966 |
one who describes or writes about snobs |
The editors scrapped the society page because it was full of pretentious snobographers.
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sodalitious | adj | 1656-1730 |
of or belonging to society or to fellowship |
Sodalitious camaraderie is the basis for gentlemanly life in this civilized era.
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soleated | adj | 1623-1656 |
shod like a horse |
Because his steed was poorly soleated, he was unable to make good time on the trip.
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solennial | adj | 1623-1656 |
occurring once a year; annual |
Welcome to our solennial celebration of the birth of our illustrious institution.
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soloecal | adj | 1716-1716 |
provincially incorrect |
His soloecal Southern dialect cost him more than one job.
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somandric | adj | 1716-1716 |
pertaining to the human body |
Today's athletes frequently exceed natural somandric limits with anabolic steroids.
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sophronize | v | 1827-1827 |
to imbue with sound moral principles or self-control |
It is important that we sophronize children, not merely teach them facts.
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sospital | adj | 1656-1658 |
keeping safe and healthy; preserving from danger |
The bodyguard's sospital functions were compromised by his love for his charge.
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sparsile | adj | 1891-1891 |
of a star, not included in any constellation |
The prevalence of sparsile stars today reflects technical advances in telescopy.
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speustic | adj | 1656-1658 |
made or baked in haste |
At the last minute, he thought to throw together a speustic pie for the gathering.
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spiscious | adj | 1655-1655 |
of a thick consistency |
Her soups are both spiscious and delicious, though perhaps over-laden with salt.
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sputcheon | n | 1842-1878 |
metal lining of the mouth of a scabbard |
The blade rang against the sputcheon as he drew it, eliminating the element of surprise.
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squiriferous | adj | 1796-1796 |
having the character or qualities of a squire |
The squiriferous youth squandered his inheritance with astonishing rapidity.
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stagma | n | 1681-1820 |
any distilled liquor |
I will touch neither wine nor stagma, though I do occasionally partake of ale.
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starrify | v | 1598-1675 |
to decorate with stars; to make into a star |
She would often starrify her high school students' work, thereby infantilizing them.
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stibogram | n | 1891-1898 |
graphic record of footprints |
The detective took stibograms from the scene, hoping they would lead to the culprit.
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stigmatypy | n | 1875-1875 |
printing portraits using dots of different sizes |
The use of stigmatypy takes enormous effort, but provides little artistic benefit.
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stiricide | n | 1656-1656 |
falling of icicles from a house |
The untended tenement was very dangerous in winter due to stiricide.
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sturionic | adj | 1852-1852 |
of or pertaining to the sturgeon |
With its great sturionic strength, it leapt off the hook, never again to be seen.
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succisive | adj | 1619-1656 |
of time, spare or in excess |
Because I worked so much harder than them, they envied my succisive rests.
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suffarcinate | v | 1656-1656 |
to load up; to stuff |
His daughter suffarcinated the moving van with a hoard of old clothing, to his chagrin.
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summotion | n | 1653-1653 |
removal |
The summotion of the unruly committee members was itself an unruly occasion.
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supellectile | adj | 1615-1843 |
of the nature of furniture |
Our apartment is full of knick-knacks, but is lacking in supellectile necessities.
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surgation | n | 1688-1688 |
erection of the penis |
His surgation caused him embarassment when he had to speak in front of the class.
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synallactic | adj | 1853-1853 |
reconciliatory |
A synallactic dinner was a good idea, and helped them save their marriage.
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tabernarious | adj | 1656-1656 |
belonging to shops or taverns |
Our tabernarious citizens have put before us their preposterous demands.
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tantuple | adj | 1656-1656 |
multiplied by the same number; so many times a given quantity |
We expect a tantuple increase in this year's profits as well.
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tauroboly | n | 1700-1891 |
slaughter of a bull or bulls; pagan bull sacrifice |
The cruelty of the matador led her to fight against tauroboly as an inhumane practice.
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tecnolatry | n | 1899-1914 |
worship or idolization of children |
Despite her infertility, or perhaps because of it, she was known for her tecnolatry.
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teliferous | adj | 1656-1658 |
bearing darts or missiles |
The teliferous battalion of soldiers advanced, knowing that they had the upper hand.
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telligraph | n | 1783-1903 |
charter outlining boundaries of landholdings |
Fortunately, he still possessed the telligraph given to his great-grandfather.
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temerate | v | 1635-1654 |
to break a bond or promise; to profane |
She would not compromise, for doing so would force her to temerate her vows.
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tenellous | adj | 1651-1651 |
somewhat tender |
Their tenellous relationship, which was never strong, came under great strain.
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tetanothrum | n | 1519-1823 |
cosmetic for removing wrinkles |
The proliferation of tetanothrums reflects the concerns of aging baby boomers.
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teterrimous | adj | 1704-1864 |
most foul |
The fiend's teterrimous visage alarmed the librarian, who quickly closed the dark tome.
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theomeny | n | 1623-1656 |
the wrath of God |
I may suffer theomeny for my beliefs, but at least I will have been consistent.
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thural | adj | 1624-1714 |
of or pertaining to incense |
The mysteries of the ancient order involved the burning of thural herbs.
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thysiastery | n | 1657-1657 |
sacrificial altar |
They laid the babe upon the thysiastery with his mother's willing consent.
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tolfraedic | adj | 1703-1905 |
of reckoning one hundred as 120; duodecimal |
Unfortunately, our measures still have a strong component of tolfraedic reckoning.
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tollation | n | 1688-1688 |
act of lifting |
The tollation of the child from the well required special equipment to be imported.
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tornatil | adj | 1661-1661 |
made with a wheel; turned on a wheel |
The potter was a master of his tornatil work, but many of his pots broke during firing.
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tortiloquy | n | 1656-1656 |
crooked speech |
I will not tolerate such tortiloquy in my court!
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trabeal | adj | 1862-1866 |
like a beam; of the nature of a horizontal beam |
This trabeal support for the roof won't last more than a decade.
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traboccant | adj | 1651-1654 |
superabundant; excessive |
Your traboccant generosity will no doubt be repaid twice over by the award recipients.
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tragematopolist | n | 1656-1658 |
confectioner; seller of sweets |
No tragematopolist can match the appeal of a toy-store for young children.
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trajectitious | adj | 1656-1855 |
characterized by oversea transport |
The trajectitious movement of sugar cane allowed the merchants to grow rich.
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tremefy | v | 1832-1832 |
to cause to tremble |
His words tremefied the more gullible of onlookers, while others shook their heads.
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triclavianism | n | 1838-1838 |
belief that only three nails were used at Christ's crucifixion |
My debate on triclavianism was ill-received by the priests, who felt it irrelevant.
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tristifical | adj | 1656-1656 |
causing to be sad or mournful |
His tristifical wailing got the best of us, and we also were reduced to tears.
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tropaean | adj | 1686-1686 |
blowing from sea to land |
The tropaean winds blew the raft ashore after long weeks at sea.
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trophaeal | adj | 1646-1660 |
pertaining to or adorned with trophies |
Her trophaeal treasure trove was the only thing undamaged by the fire.
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tudiculate | v | 1623-1658 |
to bruise or pound; to work as with a hammer |
He was brutally tudiculated by the bullies, so he started to work out.
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tussicate | v | 1598-1890 |
to cough |
He tussicated throughout the opera, annoying nearby audience members.
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uglyography | n | 1804-1834 |
bad handwriting; poor spelling |
Your uglyography conceals the cogency and brilliance of your ideas.
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ulvose | adj | 1727-1727 |
full of reeds or weeds |
The ulvose marsh was drained, damaging the habitat of several species of waterfowl.
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urette | n | 1840-1840 |
dried animal urine absorbed into calcareous soil |
The only sign it had ever been a pasture were the patches of urette and dried dung.
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utible | adj | 1623-1711 |
serviceable; useful |
While the new system is much more expensive, at least it is utible.
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utlegation | n | 1678-1678 |
legal process by which someone is outlawed |
The gunslinger's utlegation was no impediment to his efforts to find work.
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uviferous | adj | 1656-1656 |
bearing grapes or vines |
The uviferous hills of Champagne are still renowned for their quality produce.
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vacivity | n | 1656-1721 |
emptiness |
The vacivity of her mind can hardly be a consequence of her blonde hair.
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vadiation | n | 1753-1812 |
act of requiring a pledge |
The secret society insisted that he must attend the vadiation ceremony before entering.
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vadosity | n | 1658-1658 |
fact of being fordable |
The limited vadosity of the river presented an enormous barrier to the pioneers.
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vampirarchy | n | 1823-1823 |
set of rulers comparable to vampires |
Some believe that we are secretly ruled by the Illuminati or a similar vampirarchy.
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vanmost | adv | 1865-1865 |
in the front; foremost |
The vanmost brigade is expected to take very high casualties, unfortunately.
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vappous | adj | 1673-1673 |
flat; insipid |
This chili has a vappous and unpleasant taste, unlike the other offerings.
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vargeous | adj | 1779-1779 |
resembling a rod; rod-like |
He twirled his vargeous billy-club menacingly at the peaceful protesters.
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vectarious | adj | 1656-1696 |
belonging to a wagon or carriage |
At the end of their vectarious voyage, he pulled out the engagement ring.
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vellicle | n | 1676-1676 |
something that pinches or holds fast |
You need some sort of vellicle to keep the papers from falling all over the place.
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venalitious | adj | 1656-1656 |
of the sale of humans as slaves |
Despite universal condemnation, venalitious practices abound in the Third World today.
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venialia | n | 1654-1654 |
minor sins or offences |
Though he had done nothing heinous, all of his friends had been victims of his venialia.
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venundate | v | 1623-1656 |
to buy and sell |
The farmer went to town once a month to venundate, but was otherwise solitary.
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venustation | n | 1656-1658 |
act of causing to become beautiful or handsome |
The cream's manufacturer fraudulently promised venustation to those who used it.
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veprecose | adj | 1721-1721 |
full of brambles |
When they moved onto the estate, the grounds were veprecose and untended.
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veteratorian | adj | 1656-1656 |
crafty; subtle |
Your veteratorian villainy is no match for the might of my armies of men!
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vicambulate | v | 1873-1873 |
to walk about in the streets |
Would you care to vicambulate with me on this fine evening, my dear?
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viduifical | adj | 1657-1657 |
widow-making |
It is often said that golf is just as viduifical as war, and twice as pointless.
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viliorate | v | 1722-1722 |
to make less good; to worsen |
The presence of gangs viliorates the quality of life for everyone in the neighbourhood.
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vinitorian | adj | 1656-1656 |
of or pertaining to tending vines |
Though the orchard was more profitable, her vinitorian skills earned her respect.
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virtival | n | 1794-1794 |
metal support for an axle |
Though he added virtivals to the cart, it fell to pieces at the first major jolt.
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visotactile | adj | 1652-1652 |
involving both touch and vision |
The deaf man learned to make better use of visotactile input in his daily life.
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vocitate | v | 1653-1653 |
to name or call |
I can understand giving a name to a dog, but who vocitates their houseplants?
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volgivagant | adj | 1656-1656 |
pertaining to the common people; poor or base; inconstant |
Her political fortunes were tied to her ability to appeal to her volgivagant constituents.
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vultuous | adj | 1633-1721 |
having a sad or solemn countenance |
The child's vultuous visage was the key to the team's successful con game.
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weequashing | n | 1888-1902 |
spearing of fish or eels by torchlight from canoes |
The Scouts went out weequashing, but they forgot to obtain the proper permit.
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welmish | adj | 1688-1688 |
of a pale or sickly colour |
Her welmish complexion was the first clue that she had become a full-blown addict.
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woundikins | int | 1836-1836 |
diminutive form of "wounds"; mild oath |
He shouted, "Great woundikins!" upon striking his toe, much to their amusement.
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xenization | n | 1818-1818 |
fact of travelling as a stranger |
This period of youthful xenization was the source of his later cultural tolerance.
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yelve | n | 1000-1886 |
dung-fork; garden-fork; to use such a fork |
With her yelve and hoe never far from hand, she grew her crops the old-fashioned way.
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zygostatical | adj | 1623-1656 |
pertaining to a market official in charge of weights |
His zygostatical training allowed him to cheat the scales undetected for decades. |