Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNostraDavid@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months agoI’ve got six of them: Tittynope: “A small amount left over; a modicum.” Cacography: “bad handwriting or spelling.” Epeolatry: “the worship of words.” Kakistocracy: “a state or society governed by its least suitable or competent citizens.” Oikophilia: “love of home” Tenebrous: “dark; shadowy or obscure”
minus-squareJojo, Lady of the West@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoFeel like tenebrous being on a list of obscure words is tenuous, but maybe I just have esoteric interests.
I’ve got six of them:
Feel like tenebrous being on a list of obscure words is tenuous, but maybe I just have esoteric interests.
I’m a master in Cacography!