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WORD: atrabilious at-ruh-BIL-yuhs (adjective)
: Melancholic; gloomy.
SYNONYMS: * irritable
* peevish
* crabby
WORD WISE: Atrabilious is from Latin atra bilis, black
(atra) bile (bilis). It is a translation of Greek melan-
kholia (see melancholy), from melan-, black + khole, bile.
QUOTE: Captain Aubrey's steward [was] an ill-faced, ill-
tempered, meagre, atrabilious, shrewish man who kept his
officer's uniform, equipment and silver in a state of exact,
old-maidish order come wind or high water.
--Patrick O'Brian, The Hundred Days
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BONUS WORD OF THE DAY: gossamer gossemer (noun)
: A fine film of cobwebs, often seen floating in the air
or covered with dew on the ground
: Fabric or gauze that is delicate, sheer, and soft
Fourteenth century. Probably from goose + summer, a period of
mild autumn weather when goose was in season and such webs
were often seen in the air.
OBSCURE AND UNUSUAL WORDS
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1) horripilation haw rippi laysh'n (noun)
: the standing on end of somebody's hair, e.g., because
of fear or cold
Mid-17th century. From the late Latin stem horripilation-,
from, ultimately, Latin horripilare "to become hairy,"
from horrere "to stand on end" + pilus "hair."
2) tawdry tawdree (adjective)
: gaudy, cheap in appearance, and of inferior quality
Early 17th century. Shortening of tawdry lace, an alter-
ation of St. Audrey's lace.
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