- agathokakological, adjective. Composed of both good and evil.
- bird, verb (intransitive). To engage in the action or sport of catching wild birds.
- bona fide, adjective. neither specious nor counterfeit, genuine; made with earnest intent, sincere; (law) made in good faith without fraud or deceit (as an offer).
- chifforobe, noun. A piece of furniture having both wardrobe and chest of drawers.
- diatribe, noun. A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.
- fanboy (or, fan boy), noun. A male fan who demonstrates intense excitement at the mention or in the presence of a particular celebrity, film, product, etc.
- farcical, adjective. Very silly, unlikely, absurd, or unreasonable, often in a way that is humorous; pertaining to or of the nature of farce.
- fits and starts (Phrase) Something that keeps happening and then stopping again. Something done by or in “fits and starts” is done intermittently or sporadically.
- gibe (also jibe), noun. An insulting or mocking remark; a taunt.
- harangue, verb. To lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner.
- leitmotif, noun. A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea; a dominant recurring theme.
- leptosomatic, adjective. Having a slender, thin, or frail body.
- molossus, noun. (Prosody) A metrical foot consisting of three long syllables.
- prosaic, adjective. Dull, unimaginative, everyday, ordinary; also, characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry.
- scatological, adjective. Relating to or characterized by an interest in excrement and excretion.
- stigmatic, adjective. Relating to a stigma or stigmas, in particular constituting or conveying a mark of disgrace.
- tirade, noun. A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
- verisimilitude, noun. The appearance or resemblance of truth; something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth.
- wardrobe, noun. A piece of furniture for holding clothes, usually a tall, upright case fitted with hooks for hanging clothes.
- za, noun. (slang) Pizza.
“Ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein.” Caveat lector
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Saturday, July 02, 2022
In other words, tirades and diatribes
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