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AFFECTIOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (uh-FEK-shuhs)
MEANING: adjective: Affectionate or cordial.
ETYMOLOGY: Via French, from Latin afficere (to affect or influence). Earliest documented use: 1580.
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AFFECTUOUS - laden with projected emotional meaning
OAFFECTIOUS - replete with contagious stupidity
AFFICTIOUS - made up out of whole cloth
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CAMELIOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (kuh-MEE-lee-uhs)
MEANING: adjective: Relating to the camel or its hump.
ETYMOLOGY: From camel, from Latin camelus, from Greek kamelos. Ultimately from the Semitic root gml (camel), which also gave us jamal and gamal, the Arabic and Hebrew words for camel. Earliest documented use: 1902.
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CAMELLIOUS - flowery
CAMERIOUS - eidetic; exact in every detail
SCAMELIOUS - deceptive
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ADVENTIOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (ad-VEN-shuhs)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Coming from outside: not inherent or native.
2. Happening by chance.
3. Appearing in an unusual or abnormal place.
ETYMOLOGY: A variant spelling of adventitious, from Latin adventicius (coming from without), from advenire (to arrive), from ad- (toward) + venire (to come). Earliest documented use: 1633.
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AVENTIOUS - without a window
ADVERTIOUS - unfavorable
ADVENTIONS - national meetings of marketing professionals
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BADVENTIOUS - tending to overheat; hard to breathe
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MAJESTIOUSPRONUNCIATION: (muh-JUHS-shus) MEANING: adjective: Impressive in a dignified or inspiring manner; stately; grand. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin major (greater), comparative of magnus (large). Ultimately from the Indo-European root meg- (great), which also gave us magnificent, maharajah, mahatma, master, mayor, maestro, magnate, magistrate, maximum, magnify, hermetic, magisterial, magnanimous, magnifico, mahatma, megalopolis, and mickle. Earliest documented use: 1685. ___________________________ MATESTIOUS - studying very hard to pass the examen for entry into the lycéePAJESTIOUS - the father of all jongleursTAJESTIOUS - see here
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Quodliberal- education which one deems non-technical, broad ranging
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QUODLIBETAL
PRONUNCIATION: (kwod-LIB-uh-tuhl)
MEANING: adjective: Relating to a question or topic for debate or discussion.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin quodlibetum, from Latin quod (what) + libet (it pleases), meaning “whatever pleases”. Earlier the term referred to a mock exercise in discussion or debate. Earliest documented use: 1581.
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QUIDLIBETAL - a Member of Parliament who is quite free with spending other peoople's money
QUODLOBETAL - pneumonia that doesn't care which part of your lung it infects
DUODLIBETAL - feed your ulcer anything you like
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