linguaphile word of the day
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wickedfleaexcerebrose (eks-SER-ee-bros) adjective
Brainless.
[From Latin ex- (out of) + cerebrum (brain).]
"(Dvija Michael) Bertish, in a vituperative March letter that virtually
demands the presence of an unabridged dictionary, complained that 'The
excerebrose followers of Pastor White, many of whom are convicted
felons...'"
Brett Oppegaard; City Cultural Center: A New Approach to Old Issue;
The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington); May 18, 2003.
This week's theme: words for insults.
Brainless.
[From Latin ex- (out of) + cerebrum (brain).]
"(Dvija Michael) Bertish, in a vituperative March letter that virtually
demands the presence of an unabridged dictionary, complained that 'The
excerebrose followers of Pastor White, many of whom are convicted
felons...'"
Brett Oppegaard; City Cultural Center: A New Approach to Old Issue;
The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington); May 18, 2003.
This week's theme: words for insults.
