Fulsome (fool-suhm) adj. - grossly overdone
To be used in place of "excessive," "immoderate," etc.
It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull. - Arthur Conan Doyle
Friday, January 25, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Unbecoming
Unbecoming (uhn-bi-kuhm-ing) adj. - ill-fitting
To be used in place of "unseemly," "unsightly," "unsuitable," etc.
It's unbecoming for him to show so much passion.
To be used in place of "unseemly," "unsightly," "unsuitable," etc.
It's unbecoming for him to show so much passion.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Casuistry
Casuistry (kazh-wi-stree) n. - deceptive reasoning; sophistry
To be used in place of "equivocation," "specious reasoning," etc.
Don't give in to their casuistry - they're leading you away from the facts.
To be used in place of "equivocation," "specious reasoning," etc.
Don't give in to their casuistry - they're leading you away from the facts.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Obeisance
Obeisance (oh-bey-suhns) n. - deference
To be used in place of "homage," "respect," etc.
All the knights paid obeisance to the queen.
To be used in place of "homage," "respect," etc.
All the knights paid obeisance to the queen.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Nicety
Nicety (nahy-si-tee) n. - subtlety
To be used in place of "nuance," "subtlety," etc.
Let's not get into the niceties of the policy just yet.
To be used in place of "nuance," "subtlety," etc.
Let's not get into the niceties of the policy just yet.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Adventive
Adventive (ad-ven-tiv) adj. - nonnative
To be used in place of "foreign," "alien," etc.
An adventive garland of flowers was hung on the wall to remind them of their Hawaii honeymoon.
To be used in place of "foreign," "alien," etc.
An adventive garland of flowers was hung on the wall to remind them of their Hawaii honeymoon.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Abstemious
Abstemious (ab-stee-mee-uhs) adj. - temperate
To be used in place of "self -controlled," "disciplined," etc.
"A man may choose whether he will have abstemiousness and knowledge, or claret and ignorance." - Samuel Johnson
To be used in place of "self -controlled," "disciplined," etc.
"A man may choose whether he will have abstemiousness and knowledge, or claret and ignorance." - Samuel Johnson
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