ENGLISH WORDS THAT
HAVE FALLEN OFF THE RADAR
G'day folks,
Welcome to some more of those rare words that have disappeared from use.
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airgonaut |
n |
1784 -1784 |
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one who journeys through the air |
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Balloonists, skydivers and other airgonauts are all a little mad, if you ask me.
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alabandical |
adj |
1656 -1775 |
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barbarous; stupefied from drink |
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His behaviour after the party was positively alabandical.
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albedineity |
n |
1652 -1652 |
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whiteness |
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The monotonous albedineity of the snow-covered field was blinding.
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alogotrophy |
n |
1753 -1853 |
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excessive nutrition of part of body resulting in deformity |
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Was he born with that huge head, or is it the result of alogotrophy?
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amandation |
n |
1656 -1755 |
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act of sending away or dismissing |
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His rude amandation of his guests earned him a reputation for curtness.
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amarulence |
n |
1731 -1755 |
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bitterness; spite |
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After losing her job to a less qualified man, she was full of amarulence.
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amorevolous |
adj |
1670 -1670 |
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affectionate; loving |
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Our father, though amorevolous, could be a strict taskmaster at times.
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antipelargy |
n |
1656 -1731 |
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reciprocal or mutual kindness; love and care of children for their parents |
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Having never received any antipelargy, they wrote their daughter out of the will.
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apanthropinization |
n |
1880 -1880 |
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withdrawal from human concerns or the human world |
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His life as a hermit in the woods was characterized by apanthropinization.
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aporrhoea |
n |
1646 -1880 |
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a bodily emanation; an effluvium |
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The evening's revelries were followed by an unfortunate episode of aporrhoea.
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aquabib |
n |
1731 -1883 |
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water-drinker |
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I was never much of an aquabib, and always preferred harder libations.
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archigrapher |
n |
1656 -1656 |
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principal or head secretary or clerk |
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The archigrapher efficiently designated transcription duties to her underlings.
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archiloquy |
n |
1656- 1656 |
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first part of a speech We stopped paying attention during his talk due to his monotonous archiloquy.
 Clancy's comment: Mm ... I'm speechless. The last word would be very applicable to most politicians. Just sayin' ... I'm ...
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