wiredrawn
\WAH-yuhr-drawn\ , adjective;
1.
Finely spun; extremely intricate; minute.
2.
Drawn out long and thin like a wire.
I thought I might impress one of the nerds at E3 with this word, but I was too busy nerding out.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Pecksniffian
pecksniffian
\pek-SNIF-ee-uhn\ , adjective;
1.
Hypocritically and smugly affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
Definitely wasn't hard finding a way to use this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps
\pek-SNIF-ee-uhn\ , adjective;
1.
Hypocritically and smugly affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
Definitely wasn't hard finding a way to use this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps
Monday, June 6, 2011
Pangram
Pangram
pan·gram
[pan-gruhm, -gram, pang-]
–noun
a sentence, verse, etc., that includes all the letters of the alphabet.
Example: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
This is the first Word of the Day I've used where my pronunciation was contested. But it was also the first time I've used a word of the day in front of the Master of Words himself. How is it said? Has the internet failed me?!
Listen to two ways here:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pangram
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pangram
pan·gram
[pan-gruhm, -gram, pang-]
–noun
a sentence, verse, etc., that includes all the letters of the alphabet.
Example: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
This is the first Word of the Day I've used where my pronunciation was contested. But it was also the first time I've used a word of the day in front of the Master of Words himself. How is it said? Has the internet failed me?!
Listen to two ways here:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pangram
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pangram
Friday, June 3, 2011
Décolleté
Décolleté
dé·colle·té
[dey-kol-tey, -kol-uh-, dek-uh-luh-; Fr. dey-kawl-tey]
–adjective
1. (of a garment) low-necked.
2. wearing a low-necked garment.
Really? Dictionary.com throws me yet another curve ball. How am I going to use décolleté today? Who am I going to use décolleté with?
Answer: Thank you Stuntman who knew your conversation would help me with my challenge today.
dé·colle·té
[dey-kol-tey, -kol-uh-, dek-uh-luh-; Fr. dey-kawl-tey]
–adjective
1. (of a garment) low-necked.
2. wearing a low-necked garment.
Really? Dictionary.com throws me yet another curve ball. How am I going to use décolleté today? Who am I going to use décolleté with?
Answer: Thank you Stuntman who knew your conversation would help me with my challenge today.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Intestable
Intestable
[in-tes-tuh-buhl]
–adjective Law .
not legally qualified to make a will, as an infant or a lunatic.
Usage:
"I don't have any intestable friends."
[in-tes-tuh-buhl]
–adjective Law .
not legally qualified to make a will, as an infant or a lunatic.
Usage:
"I don't have any intestable friends."
Catarrh
Catarrh
\kuh-TAHR\ , noun;
1. Inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
Thoughts: Really?! C'mon dictionary.com are you really going to make this my first word? It was definitely fun using this word with friend and blogger of Looking In. Everyone just thought I was saying guitar.
\kuh-TAHR\ , noun;
1. Inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
Thoughts: Really?! C'mon dictionary.com are you really going to make this my first word? It was definitely fun using this word with friend and blogger of Looking In. Everyone just thought I was saying guitar.
June Challenge!
At one point I toyed with the idea of doing a month where I practiced a foreign language. I've been using the same few French & Mandarin words for nearly ten years with little to no improvement. I thought about how there are so many words to learn, would I ever be able to effectively communicate in French, Mandarin or Spanish? I then realized I don't even know all the words in the English language.
I'd like to learn some new words, and incorporate them into my daily speech. I'd like to shy away from simple and lazy words. Hearing people (even myself)say words like "stuff" and "thing" or "thingy" have become pet peeves. I even cringe when I hear myself say certain four letter words, like "dude". For this month's challenge I'm going to follow Dictionary.com's Word of the Day and use that word in conversation, properly, and without being haughty.
The goal of this challenge isn't to be more verbose, but you know, be a better communicator and stuff.
*As a sub-challenge, if you hear me say certain four letter words, like "dude", and politely call me out on it, you will win a free taco. Living Challenged just got social.
I'd like to learn some new words, and incorporate them into my daily speech. I'd like to shy away from simple and lazy words. Hearing people (even myself)say words like "stuff" and "thing" or "thingy" have become pet peeves. I even cringe when I hear myself say certain four letter words, like "dude". For this month's challenge I'm going to follow Dictionary.com's Word of the Day and use that word in conversation, properly, and without being haughty.
The goal of this challenge isn't to be more verbose, but you know, be a better communicator and stuff.
*As a sub-challenge, if you hear me say certain four letter words, like "dude", and politely call me out on it, you will win a free taco. Living Challenged just got social.
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