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Why invent (or backform) 'sipid' as the antonym of 'insipid'?
Who banished 'sapid' [having savor or flavor; palatable (Webster's Collegiate, 5th ed)] into outer darkness?
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sipid...sapid
Do we have us a case of reverse umlaut going on here?
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innocuous is very common, I have never seen "nocuous" until I just now looked it up. Perhaps "noxious" took its place.
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Now don't be uncouth, dr. bill.  [Would "anastrophic" count?]
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And by the way, clyde, that was a SUPERB question. Thank you, and welcome aboard!
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Dear Keiva: I cannot be "kempt" because a washcloth is all I need. But I manage to be unkempt for all of that.
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"Wait'll you hear this!" he said chalantly.
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Very eptly done, slithy. 
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"What did I do wrong?" he asked nocently.
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My cousin gave me a book of poems written by Felicia Lamport and illustrated by Edward Gorey which contains one about "souciance."
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