Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 21 hours agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square169fedilinkarrow-up1221arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1218arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square169fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGodric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 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