Monday, December 14, 2020

Pedalian(adj)

 

  1. Pedalian(adj)

    relating to the foot, or to a metrical foot; pedal

     

     

    Words with pedalian in them

     

     

    English

    Etymology

    An extension of sesquipedalian using a modified form of hippopotamus and Latin monstrum; the extensions almost certainly chosen with the intention of making the new construct autological.

     

     

    ses·qui·pe·da·li·an
    /ˌseskwəpəˈdālyən/
    adjective
    formal
    (of a word) polysyllabic; long.
    "sesquipedalian surnames"
    characterized by long words; long-winded.
    "the sesquipedalian prose of scientific journal

     

parlous

 

par·lous
/ˈpärləs/
adjective
archaichumorous
  1. full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.
    "the parlous state of the economy"
    Similar:
    bad
dire
dreadful
awful
terrible
appalling
frightful
grave
serious
desperate
precarious
uncertain
touch-and-go
difficult
unsafe
perilous
dangerous
risky
pitiful
wretched
sorry
poor
lamentable
woeful
hopeless
dicey
hairy
lousy
dodgy
  1. chronic
adverb
archaic
greatly or excessively.
"she is parlous handsome"

 

Sesquipedalian 0 Long, long words, long winded.

  

 

 

 

Sesquicentennial:

ses·qui·cen·ten·ni·al
/ˌseskwəsenˈtenēəl/
adjective
  1. relating to the one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of a significant event.
    "as the town's sesquicentennial celebrations get under way"
noun
a one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary.
"the Texas Sesquicentennial was just two years away"
 
 
The movie was a bit sespuipedalian for me, I prefer my stories short and sweet. 
We live in a world of anti=sesquipedalian children, where tweets are too long and three thought connected are garrulous. 
 
parrlous
 
par·lous
/ˈpärləs/
adjective
archaichumorous
  1. full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.
    "the parlous state of the economy"
    Similar:
    bad
dire
dreadful
awful
terrible
appalling
frightful
grave
serious
desperate
precarious
uncertain
touch-and-go
difficult
unsafe
perilous
dangerous
risky
pitiful
wretched
sorry
poor
lamentable
woeful
hopeless
dicey
hairy
lousy
dodgy
  1. chronic
adverb
archaic
greatly or excessively.
"she is parlous handsome"
 
 
ses·qui·pe·da·li·an
/ˌseskwəpəˈdālyən/
adjective
formal
  1. (of a word) polysyllabic; long.
    "sesquipedalian surnames"
    • characterized by long words; long-winded.
      "the sesquipedalian prose of scientific journals"
Definitions from Oxford Languages 

 

Sesquipedalian: A long word, or characterized by the use of long words. From the Latin roots meaning "a foot-and-a-half long." Loquaciousness: That would be garrulousness, verboseness, effusiveness. ... Also known as "gross verbosity".

He was not garrulous by any means. On the contrary, there was a fine reserve in his manner toward the entire domestic economy of his life which was all that is comprehended by the popular term, gentlemanly. —Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie,1900

rapturously Happy Look at Paradisiacal

 rapturously
paradisiacally
paradisiacal

felicitously

 

 See

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

 

par·​a·​di·​si·​a·​cal | \ ˌper-ə-də-ˈsī-ə-kəl

, -ˌdī-, -ˈzī-, ˌpa-rə- \
variants: or paradisiac \ ˌper-​ə-​ˈdi-​zē-​ˌak
, -​sē-​ , ˌpa-​rə-​-​ \

Definition of paradisiacal

: of, relating to, or resembling paradise

 

The result is a paradisiacal structure that bends beams of light and mystifies the mind. Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Dieo Art Prize winners stand together," 26 Sep. 2020 But beneath this paradisiacal surface lies a host of disturbances both natural and man-made. Nancy Keates, WSJ, "Wealthy Property Owners All Want a Slice of Hawaii’s Kona-Kohala Coast," 27 Feb. 2020 

 

 

First Known Use of paradisiacal

1632, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for paradisiacal

paradisiac borrowed from Late Latin paradīsiacus, borrowed from Late Greek paradeisiakós, from Greek parádeisos paradise + -iakos, adjective suffix (from -i-, noun stem ending + -akos, variant of -ikos -ic entry 1 after nouns stems ending in -i-); paradisiacal from Late Latin paradīsiacus + -al entry 1, or from paradisiac + -al entry 1

 

par·a·di·si·a·cal
/ˈˌperədəˈsīək(ə)l,ˈˌperədəˈzīək(ə)l/
adjective
(of a place or state) ideal or idyllic; heavenly.
"a paradisiacal island in the Bahamas"
 
 

 

Thursday, January 7, 2016

rapturously
paradisiacally
paradisiacal

felicitously

 

 See

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

 

par·​a·​di·​si·​a·​cal | \ ˌper-ə-də-ˈsī-ə-kəl

, -ˌdī-, -ˈzī-, ˌpa-rə- \
variants: or paradisiac \ ˌper-​ə-​ˈdi-​zē-​ˌak
, -​sē-​ , ˌpa-​rə-​-​ \

Definition of paradisiacal

: of, relating to, or resembling paradise

 

The result is a paradisiacal structure that bends beams of light and mystifies the mind. Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Dieo Art Prize winners stand together," 26 Sep. 2020 But beneath this paradisiacal surface lies a host of disturbances both natural and man-made. Nancy Keates, WSJ, "Wealthy Property Owners All Want a Slice of Hawaii’s Kona-Kohala Coast," 27 Feb. 2020 

 

 

First Known Use of paradisiacal

1632, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for paradisiacal

paradisiac borrowed from Late Latin paradīsiacus, borrowed from Late Greek paradeisiakós, from Greek parádeisos paradise + -iakos, adjective suffix (from -i-, noun stem ending + -akos, variant of -ikos -ic entry 1 after nouns stems ending in -i-); paradisiacal from Late Latin paradīsiacus + -al entry 1, or from paradisiac + -al entry 1

 

par·a·di·si·a·cal
/ˈˌperədəˈsīək(ə)l,ˈˌperədəˈzīək(ə)l/
adjective
(of a place or state) ideal or idyllic; heavenly.
"a paradisiacal island in the Bahamas"
 
 

 

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Word power garrulity

Word power  garrulity

Masons garrulity is legendary.

Peter is the master of amusing garulity - most likely born of rock star past and melodiousness cadence instincts.  


Word power
 
Pronoucation sites
 
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garrulity
 
https://www.lexico.com/definition/garrulity
 
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/garrulous
 
 
 
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&ei=xJfXX57QB8XbtAalw4GYBw&q=garrulity+pronunciation&oq=garrulity+pron&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgAMgUIABDJAzoECAAQRzoECAAQQzoCCAA6BggAEBYQHlCvhARYoooEYPWXBGgAcAJ4AIABeYgB7AOSAQMzLjKYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6yAEIwAEB&sclient=psy-ab
 
 

noun. loquacity



Sesquipedalian: A long word, or characterized by the use of long words. From the Latin roots meaning "a foot-and-a-half long." Loquaciousness: That would be garrulousness, verboseness, effusiveness. ... Also known as "gross verbosity".
He was not garrulous by any means. On the contrary, there was a fine reserve in his manner toward the entire domestic economy of his life which was all that is comprehended by the popular term, gentlemanly. —Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie,1900
 
 
 
: a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language b : the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity 2 a : a falling inflection of the voice b : a musical chord sequence moving to a harmonic close or rest 3 : the modulated and rhythmic recurrence of a sound especially in nature.