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Discuss Email this Feedback RSS/XML Permalink A.Word.A.Day--pixilated This week's theme: words to describe people. pixilated (PIK-suh-layt-id) adjective 1. Mentally unbalanced; eccentric. 2. Whimsical. [From pixie, a mischievous fairylike creature.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus. -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "Robert De Niro redeems himself after his disastrous work in 'The Fan' by displaying a refreshing flair for screwball comedy as Bessie's pixilated physician, Dr. Wally." James Verniere; 'Marvin's Room' Hits Home; Boston Herald; Jan 10, 1997. X-Bonus There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

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