Dec

30

Oniony

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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 Eugenides, Middlesex.

Stuart Heath

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