Word of the Day

[Kersus]

bil·ious /ˈbilyəs/ or [bil-yuhs]
adjective

1. affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting.
   
2. spiteful; bad-tempered.
   
3. relating to bile.
   
4. poor Bill
   

The adjective for bile, bilious has three meanings. It means of or relating to bile. By extension, bilious means suffering from liver dysfunction (and especially excessive secretion of bile). And, further by extension, it is indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition.

The word "bilious" goes back to the old belief that there were four bodily humors (black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood) and these four humors determined a person's temperament. "Bilious" was the personality type associated with an excess of yellow bile. The word "bilious" derives from the French "bilieux," which in turn came from "bilis," the Latin term for "bile."

Synonyms » ailing, bilious, emaciated, ill, in bad shape, peaky, poorly, sickly, under the weather, wan.

[Oedipussy Rex]

pyr·rhic \ˈpir-ik\
noun

A metrical foot consisting of two short or unaccented syllables. Not to be confused with

Pyr·rhic \ˈpir-ik\
adjective

Achieved at excessive cost.

[Oedipussy Rex]

cunc·ta·tion /kəNGkˈtāSHən/
noun

The action or an instance of delaying; tardy action.

[Kersus]

So, I'm working up a long list of words that I want to put into a delayed WOTD posting (twitter/facebook). Eventually I have to sit down and write out definitions and sample sentences while fitting into the twitter word count AND continually be sarcastic and entertaining. Want to help?

[Oedipussy Rex]

pro·lix·i·ty \prō-ˈliks-ə-tē\
noun

An overly excessive use of verbiage used for purpose of expressing a thought or idea.

Prolixity is anathema on twitter.

[Oedipussy Rex]

anath·e·ma \ə-ˈna-thə-mə\
noun

1
a : one that is cursed by ecclesiastical authority
b : someone or something intensely disliked or loathed

2
a : a ban or curse solemnly pronounced by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by excommunication
b : the denunciation of something as accursed
c : a vigorous denunciation

[Oedipussy Rex]

ve·ran·da \vəˈrandə\
noun

a roofed platform along the outside of a house, level with the ground floor.

Bobby: Hey Timmy, check out this prophylactic I found out on the veranda.
Timmy: What's a veranda?

[tmjva]

quondam

adjective

(prenominal)
of an earlier time; former

Example:
He went back to Mrs Howard and delivered an expurgated version of her quondam husband's invitation to join the party.

It is not a good idea to use your quondam condoms.

[Oedipussy Rex]

de·floc·cu·late /dēˈfläkyəˌlāt/
verb (chemistry)

To break up floccules suspended in a liquid into fine particles, producing a dispersion.

[Oedipussy Rex]

floc·cule /ˈfläkyo͞ol/
noun

A small clump of material that resembles a tuft of wool.