It’s like “kin” gone bad. I’m definitely “ilk,” and not “kin.” Even my kin are a bit ilkish.
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Hyperbola (and, by extension, hyperbolic) are my favorite words for two reasons. Most obvious is that they contain the word hyper, which, as we all known rocks the proverbial socks. But on a more aesthetic level, it just sounds nice. Say it with me now, Hyperbola. Hyperbola. The two roots apart don’t seem like [...] Remember the Abominable Snowman in the classic Christmas cartoon, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer? I love how the word barely rolls off your tongue and sounds like you’re mumbling. It also reminds me of the lesson behind the Abominable Snowman, that someone mean and scary may well be hurting inside (the Abominable was suffering from [...] The sound of the word carries the sense of grime that just won’t come off. Plinth I always wondered why such a killer, horrifying and destructive force had such a beautiful name. It’s almost diabolic. Not only it sounds beautiful. It also sounds posh, hip and cool. Like sashimi. Or wasabi. I’m pretty sure you could convince Victoria Beckham to order some at Nobu. Luca Usable as both a noun and an adjective… and usable essentially anywhere with its qualifying definition. At the same time, it’s just too beautiful to waste on mundane sentences – after all, how many words feature “y” as the first vowel, and how many do it so well? Koutetsu When “spiteful” and “abusive” just aren’t strong enough, good old vituperative comes in to save the day. The concept of “vitumen” just always seemed scarier, meaner, and more foriegn than so many similar, kinder words — like “venom” and “vitriol.” It has also always been in my experience one of the most obscure negative [...] As in “Your name is abominated on every civilized world!” It’s such a thunderous word — much more so than reviled or despised — and is great fun to say. Raoul Lundberg It’s a small boat that used to be used as a river taxi on the Thames in London. Why do I like it? The fact that it’s sort of like “ferry.” Alan Bourke It means, basically, its own opposite. Cleave (v) – to adhere / Cleave (v) – to split by cutting. And my high school calculus teacher / track coach was named Cleve (or, colloquially, Clevage). Which is a big plus. Gary And its derivatives onionier and onioniest. As in ‘Sir, that must surely be the onioniest curry I have ever yet tasted.’ I love the word for its sinuous profile, its mellifluous sound, and its earthy tang. A literary citation: “Desdemona could detect the telltale oniony aroma of a Hungarian woman on her right,” Jeffrey [...] My favorite word is snarky. I love the way it rolls of the tongue and sounds like what it means. The only time I have read it in a book is in The Idiot by Dostoyevsky. I am also snarky at times. Brian Miller |
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