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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 87 of 109 1 2 … 85 86 87 88 89 … 108 109 Go to page... The As have it! wofahulicodoc #222975 11/24/15 02:26 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA STRIDULOUS PRONUNCIATION: (STRIJ-uh-luhs) MEANING: adjective: 1. Having or making a harsh grating sound. 2. Shrill or grating. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin stridere (to make a harsh sound). Earliest documented use: 1611. _____________________________ STRADULOUS - sounding ike an old violin ASTRIDULOUS - one leg on one side, one leg on the other 'STRIADULOUS - it sounds like a I-III-V chord (Compare with the word for June 4, 2015. Something's not really cricket here! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Egotistical remarks wofahulicodoc #222988 11/25/15 01:47 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA TORPID PRONUNCIATION: (TOR-pid) MEANING: adjective: 1. Sluggish or inactive. 2. Apathetic. 3. Dormant, as when hibernating. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin torpidus (numb), from torpere (to be stiff or numb). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ster- (stiff), which also gave us starch, stare, stork, starve, cholesterol, and torpedo. Earliest documented use: 1613. _________________________________ PORPID - dolphin-like TORNID - my driver's license is torn up TOROID - horny, like a bull (What, you were expecting something doughnut-shaped?) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter not so silly after all wofahulicodoc #222993 11/25/15 02:25 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA FASTUOUS PRONUNCIATION: (FAS-choo-uhs) MEANING: adjective: 1. Haughty; arrogant. 2. Pretentious. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin fastuosus, from fastus (arrogance). Earliest documented use: 1638. ________________________________ FISTUOUS - given to hitting, with minimal provocation FASTULOUS - tends to protest by going on a hunger strike FASTUOUT - our bouncer is very efficient here Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter well of all the nerve... wofahulicodoc #223008 11/26/15 04:54 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA IMPERTINENT PRONUNCIATION: (im-PURT-nuhnt) MEANING: adjective: 1. Presumptuous or rude. 2. Irrelevant. ETYMOLOGY: From in- (not) + pertinere (to pertain), from per- (through) + tenere (to hold). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ten- (to stretch), which also gave us tense, tenet, tendon, tent, tenor, tender, pretend, extend, tenure, tetanus, hypotenuse, tenuous, tenable, extenuate, distend, detente, countenance, and abstentious. Earliest documented use: 1380. _________________________ IMPERATINENT - the Emperor's realm fills this entire land mass IMBERTINENT - Hi, my name is Bertinent ! IMPEXTINENT - that naughty little critter used to rent an apartment in the building I own Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Drunk again wofahulicodoc #223018 11/27/15 04:42 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA BIBULOUS PRONUNCIATION: (BIB-yuh-luhs) MEANING: adjective: 1. Excessively fond of drinking. 2. Highly absorbent. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin bibere (to drink). Ultimately from the Indo-European root poi- (to drink), which also gave us potion, poison, potable, beverage, and Sanskrit paatram (pot). Earliest documented use: 1676. ________________________ BIMBULOUS - airheaded BIBBULOUS - like lettuce BIBLOUS - Scriptural Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Drunk again wofahulicodoc #223045 12/01/15 02:31 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA GRAMARYE PRONUNCIATION: (GRAM-uh-ree) MEANING: noun: Occult learning; magic. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French gramaire (grammar, book of magic), from Greek gramma (letter). Ultimately from the Indo-European root gerbh- (to scratch), which also gave us crab, crayfish, carve, crawl, grammar, program, graphite, glamor, anagram, paraph, and graffiti. Earliest documented use: 1320. ___________________________ GRAMAREYE - what it takes to be a good editor and proofreader GRAMPARYE - the ancestor of all blended whiskey GAMARYE - a very short, high-energy wave studied by Australian physicists Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Drunk again wofahulicodoc #223050 12/01/15 09:42 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA QUACKSALVER PRONUNCIATION: (KWAK-sal-vuhr) MEANING: noun: A quack: one pretending to have skills or knowledge, especially in medicine. ETYMOLOGY: From obsolete Dutch (now kwakzalver), from quack (boast) + salve (ointment). Earliest documented use: 1579. ____________________________ QUARKSALVER - what to serve your sub-atomic - nay, sub-nuclear - particles on QUACKSALTER - what you use to make Pickled Duck QUACKSAVER - what you suck on when you hanker after a toroidal fowl-flavored hard candy Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Drunk again wofahulicodoc #223053 12/02/15 11:56 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,362 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA VIRIDITY PRONUNCIATION: (vi-RID-i-tee) MEANING: noun: 1. The quality or state of being green. 2. Youthful innocence. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin viridis (green). Earliest documented use: 1430. ___________________________ VIRGIDITY - the maiden has a cold VIXIDITY - foxiness VIRIDITE - 1. a native or Viridia; 2. a copper-containing ore; it shows green sparkles in bright light Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter - - -not really helping wofahulicodoc #223056 12/02/15 05:25 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,909 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,909 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water QUICKSALVER BandAid on a Cancer ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter - - -colorful perhaps wofahulicodoc #223057 12/02/15 05:27 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,909 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,909 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water VIVIDITY Brightly seen ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 87 of 109 1 2 … 85 86 87 88 89 … 108 109 Go to page... 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