Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums General Topics Q&A about words microlipet
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
dear bill,
context... context
the worthless word for the day is: microlipet
choose one:
a) a portion
b) a small portion
c) a very small portion
d) a nitpicker
e) perhaps c and d
exhibit A:
microlipet - someone who gets all worked up about trivial things (per Charles Harrington Elster, "There's a Word for It")
exhibit B:
nitpicker - one who searches for and over-emphasizes trivial errors (per OED2)
exhibit C:
lipe - [from Fr.] a [significant?] portion
lipet - [lipe + dim.] a small portion
microlipet - by extension, a small, small portion?
so, e) perhaps c and d
p.s. - I assume that Grandiloquent has it as "someone bothered by trifles", per Mrs. Byrne...
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted microlipet wwh 09/06/02 04:19 PM Re: microlipet tsuwm 09/06/02 05:08 PM Re: microlipet AnnaStrophic 09/06/02 05:18 PM Re: microlipet WhitmanO'Neill 09/06/02 06:08 PM Re: microlipet AnnaStrophic 09/06/02 06:22 PM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,913Posts229,372Members9,182 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV
9,182 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 0 members (), 381 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 25
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,561tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,919Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org