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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

In other words, beastly and feastly

  • almondine, adjective. Of, resembling, or reminiscent of the almond tree or its fruit.
  • almuten, noun (rare, Astrology). The prevailing or ruling planet in a horoscope.
  • anacoluthic, adjective. Of or related to syntactic inconsistencies of the sort known as anacoluthons.
  • anacoluthon, noun. Syntactical inconsistency or incoherence within a sentence.
  • arabesque, noun. (ballet) A posture in which the body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended horizontally backward. (music) A passage or composition with fanciful ornamentation of the melody.
  • beastly, adjective. Of or like a beast; bestial. (Informal) Nasty; unpleasant; disagreeable.
  • durative, adjective. Denoting or relating to continuing action.
  • eleemosynary, adjective. Of, relating to, or supported by charity.
  • entertainment, noun. The act of entertaining; agreeable occupation for the mind; diversion; something affording pleasure, diversion, or amusement, especially a performance of some kind; hospitable provision for the needs and wants of guests.
  • excrescence, noun.  A projection or outgrowth, especially when abnormal; a disfiguring, extraneous, or unwanted mark or part; a blot.
  • feastly, adjective. (Originally) fond of feasting (obsolete). Later: of or relating to a feast; characterized by feasting; befitting a feast; festive, jolly.
  • irritainment, noun. Broadcast material which is irritating yet still entertaining; irritating entertainment.
  • pacable, adjective. Capable of being pacified or appeased; placable.
  • paddling pool, noun (UK). A shallow artificial pool for children to paddle or wade in.
  • rout, noun. A defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder.
  • rout, verb (used with object). To disperse in defeat and disorderly flight; to defeat decisively.
  • slurry, noun. A thin mixture of an insoluble substance, as cement, clay, or coal, with a liquid, as water or oil.

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