Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up1254arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1252arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square185fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGodric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 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