Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square204fedilinkarrow-up1268arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1265arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square204fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGodric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 hours agoLugubrious - because it means the opposite of how it sounds! It’s fun to say, but is defined as sadness, which the word can’t evoke
Lugubrious - because it means the opposite of how it sounds!
It’s fun to say, but is defined as sadness, which the word can’t evoke