Lost Words: A-E A-E F-M N-R S-Z Index



acrasial adj 1851 -1851 ill-regulated; ill-tempered The acrasial judge was known for her rants against younger lawyers. addecimate v 1612 -1755 to tithe They addecimated regularly but were not otherwise known for their charity. adimpleate v 1657 -1657 to fill up The new technique adimpleates the cans with milk through injection. adnascentia npl 1706 -1731 root-like branches that sprout into the earth from a plant's stem Every winter, the adnascentia would shift around, destroying the lawn's even texture. aeipathy n 1847 -1853 continued passion; an unyielding disease Her aeipathy for stamp collecting bordered at times on the pathological. affictitious adj 1656 -1656 feigned; counterfeit The forger was caught despite his masterfully-crafted affictitious signatures. affuage n 1753 -1847 right to cut wood in a forest for family fire The family's right of affuage ensured they would have enough wood for winter. agonarch n 1656 -1656 judge of a contest or activity Our competition will require six agonarchs to ensure fairness. agonyclite n 1710 -1710 member of a heretical sect that stood rather than kneeled while praying Agonyclites must have had hardy feet to endure their services. airgonaut n 1784 -1784 one who journeys through the air Balloonists, skydivers and other airgonauts are all a little mad, if you ask me. alabandical adj 1656 -1775 barbarous; stupefied from drink His behaviour after the party was positively alabandical. albedineity n 1652 -1652 whiteness The monotonous albedineity of the snow-covered field was blinding. alogotrophy n 1753 -1853 excessive nutrition of part of body resulting in deformity Was he born with that huge head, or is it the result of alogotrophy? amandation n 1656 -1755 act of sending away or dismissing His rude amandation of his guests earned him a reputation for curtness. amarulence n 1731 -1755 bitterness; spite After losing her job to a less qualified man, she was full of amarulence. amorevolous adj 1670 -1670 affectionate; loving Our father, though amorevolous, could be a strict taskmaster at times. antipelargy n 1656 -1731 reciprocal or mutual kindness; love and care of children for their parents Having never received any antipelargy, they wrote their daughter out of the will. apanthropinization n 1880 -1880 withdrawal from human concerns or the human world His life as a hermit in the woods was characterized by apanthropinization. aporrhoea n 1646 -1880 a bodily emanation; an effluvium The evening's revelries were followed by an unfortunate episode of aporrhoea. aquabib n 1731 -1883 water-drinker I was never much of an aquabib, and always preferred harder libations. archigrapher n 1656 -1656 principal or head secretary or clerk The archigrapher efficiently designated transcription duties to her underlings. archiloquy n 1656- 1656 first part of a speech We stopped paying attention during his talk due to his monotonous archiloquy. aretaloger n 1623 -1656 braggart; one who boasts about his own accomplishments While he seemed nice at first, he turned out to be a loudmouthed aretaloger. artigrapher n 1753 -1753 writer or composer of a grammar; a grammarian Today's prescriptivists are no better than the artigraphers of the Renaissance. ascoliasm n 1706 -1753 boys' game of beating each other with gloves or leather while hopping If you think bullies are bad today, look at brutal games of the past like ascoliasm. assectation n 1656 -1656 act of following after something else She stood in the on-deck circle, her assectation virtually guaranteed. austerulous adj 1731 -1731 somewhat or slightly harsh The austerulous monks were rarely lenient with their pupils. autexousious adj 1678 -1678 exercising or possessing free will If we are truly autexousious, then why do we so often feel powerless? auturgy n 1651 -1656 self-action; independent activity The film director's legendary auturgy frustrated editors and producers alike. avunculize v 1662 -1662 to act as an uncle; to behave like an uncle I often avunculize to my younger friends, which no doubt annoys them. bajulate v 1613 -1662 to bear a heavy burden Their Sherpa aides were vexed by the demand that they bajulate as well as guide. bimarian adj 1731 -1731 pertaining to two seas Some think that America needs to improve its bimarian naval defenses. binoternary adj 1817 -1817 combining binary and trinary aspects The dots on the '6' face of a die are arranged in a binoternary fashion. blateration n 1656 -1864 chatter; babbling I've had just about enough of your garrulous blateration, you clod! bonifate adj 1656 -1656 lucky; fortunate The gambler was too bonifate, and attracted the casino manager's attention. boreism n 1833 -1839 behaviour of a boring person The professor, while brilliant, was afflicted by boreism when lecturing. boscaresque adj 1734 -1734 picturesque; scenically wooded Despite northern England's industrial pollution, parts of it remain boscaresque. brabeum n 1675 -1675 reward or prize Without some brabeum, the students will have no incentive to work harder. brephophagist n 1731 -1875 one who eats babies The character Fat Bastard is a disgustingly obese Scottish brephophagist. brochity n 1623 -1678 projecting or crooked quality of teeth His parents later regretted that they did not correct his brochity in his youth. bromography n 1860 -1860 a treatise on food It's not enough to write a bromography - today's celebrity chefs need to be on TV! bubulcitate v 1623 -1678 to act as a cowherd; to cry like a cowherd When their cat went missing, they were on the street bubulcitating for weeks. buccellation n 1657 -1731 act of dividing into small morsels The buccellation and apportionment of their rations was the subject of heated argument. bumposopher n 1834 -1886 one learned in bumps; a phrenologist Craniology has progressed greatly since the days of bumposophers. cacatory adj 1684 -1753 accompanied by loose bowels For the diners, the effects of the chicken cacciatore, alas, were cacatory. cacozealous adj 1656 -1696 imitating badly; poorly affected Her cacozealous attempt at mimicking her boss bordered on being offensive. cagastric adj 1662 -1753 of diseases, originating under an ill star We no longer believe in cagastric causes for illness and deformity. cameranious adj 1791 -1791 of or relating to a chamber The social gathering benefited from the cozy, cameranious setting. canitude n 1656 -1742 greyness; hoariness; whiteness The first snowfall of the year gave the field a pleasant canitude. caprizant adj 1730 -1736 of the pulse, uneven or irregular While he hadn't had a full-blown heart attack, his pulse was very caprizant. casitive adj 1652 -1652 having grammatical cases The casitive nature of Finnish and Hungarian makes them difficult to learn. castaldy n 1623 -1800 stewardship His castaldy over the manor was dependent on his good relations with the lord's sons. cecograph n 1851 -1874 writing device for the blind The development of computers has made the cecograph entirely obsolete. celeberrimous adj 1768 -1768 very or most highly celebrated Her celeberrimous accomplishments were lauded by her colleagues. celeripedean adj 1623 -1656 swift-footed The most celeripedean of the Greek deities was Hermes. cestuan adj 1711 -1711 of or pertaining to a boxer's gloves or cesti No cestuan improvements can negate the damage of such blows to the head. chermadic adj 1842 -1842 of a heavy weight used as a projectile Wile E. Coyote continues to be crushed by his own chermadic snares. chronanagram n 1613 -1882 an anagram of a chronogram Jacobites used chronanagrams to cryptically express support for their cause. cibosity n 1656 -1656 store of food; plenty of food supplies The cibosities of those paranoid about Y2K are still rotting in their cellars. circuland n 1821 -1821 that which is to be circulated Here we have the circuland, as opposed to our internal earnings report. circumbilivagination n 1611 -1693 going around in a circular motion; circumambulation She saw many quaint seaside towns in her circumbilivagination of England. citharize v 1623 -1692 to play the harp If you plan to citharize, prepare to build up calluses on your fingers. cloakatively adv 1674 -1674 superficially These reforms have only cloakatively made the situation better for the poor. coherentific adj 1834 -1834 causing to become coherent; causing cohesion Her speech was the coherentific factor behind the jury's consensus verdict. colaphize v 1450 -1656 to beat or buffet His lawyer claimed that police had colaphized him, which confused the judge. commendaces npl 1611 -1658 funeral orations; prayers for the dead At his funeral, his brother delivered a set of exquisite commendaces. coquinate v 1656 -1658 to behave as a cook Martha may seem to be able to coquinate, but her actions are highly scripted. cosmogyral adj 1808 -1808 whirling round the universe The great cosmogyral peregrinations of galaxies follow simple physical laws. crassulent adj 1656 -1656 very fat; grossly obese While some point to Brando's crassulent state, others focus on his acting. crebrity n 1656 -1740 frequency; period between two occurrences Old Faithful is a natural clock, and its invariant crebrity continues to amaze. crocitation n 1623 -1656 croaking; cawing The crocitation of the gulls meant that I got no sleep last night. cynicocratical adj 1881 -1881 pertaining to rule by cynics When people mistrust government, our leaders become cynicocratical. deartuate v 1623 -1653 to dismember He cunningly hoped that if he deartuated the body, he could hide it in the hole. decutient adj 1656 -1656 shaking down; beating down Their decutient technique for getting apples from trees annoyed the farmer. defedate v 1669 -1669 to defile; to pollute The toxic chemicals continue to defedate our town's water supply. desarcinate v 1656 -1736 to unload; to unburden She haughtily ordered her butler to desarcinate her baggage from the car. devalgate adj 1851 -1883 bow-legged The devalgate cowboy watched his old smell-hound crawl between his legs. dicaearchy n 1656 -1658 just government While we dream of living in a dicaearchy, in truth, we're governed by dicks. diffibulate v 1656 -1656 to unbutton; to unbuckle He found it difficult to diffibulate her blouse using only one hand. dignorate v 1623 -1656 to mark or brand an animal He was glad he had dignorated his horse, or else he couldn't have claimed it. diloricate v 1623 -1656 to rip open a sewn piece of clothing She diloricated his silk shirts so she could use them as dishrags. dipsopathy n 1883 -1883 medical treatment involving abstinence from liquids The new antibiotics he was taking required him to practice strict dipsopathy. diribitory n 1656 -1656 place where pay is distributed to soldiers Directly deposited salaries for soldiers obviate the need for diribitories. divinipotent adj 1656 -1727 having strong divinatory powers While the TV psychic claims to be divinipotent, he's clearly a charlatan. dodrantal adj 1656 -1883 of nine inches in length The male stripper's dodrantal instrument impressed the ladies greatly. drollic adj 1743 -1743 of or pertaining to puppet shows Computer graphics are rapidly replacing the drollic puppet-shows of years ago. dromograph n 1883 -1885 instrument for measuring velocity of blood flow The dromograph readings from his elderly patient alarmed the doctor. ducenarious adj 1656 -1656 pertaining to two hundred The ducenarious diversion of the bicentennial brought the countrymen together. ebaptization n 1659 -1659 declaring that someone has not been properly baptized They feared the priest's heterodoxy would lead to charges of ebaptization. ecstasiate v 1823 -1957 to go into an ecstasy; to cause to become ecstatic The arrival of the boy-band ecstasiated the pre-teen throng. ectylotic adj 1736 -1864 removing warts or calluses Use this ectylotic bandage on your finger and you'll be cured in a week or two. egrote v 1721 -1775 to feign an illness He was a master of egroting in order to find more time to study for tests. eicastic adj 1669 -1669 imitative The comedian's wit is limited to his considerable eicastic abilities. ejurate v 1622 -1800 to renounce; to abjure I ejurate this entire organization and its principles, which I now see to be corrupt. embaphium n 1715 -1884 small vessel for measuring or serving medicine She employed an embaphium to ensure the correct dose was given. embolimaeal adj 1677 -1796 intercalary; inserted into the calendar The addition of embolimaeal days caused calendrical confusion in the past. epalpebrate adj 1884 -1884 lacking eyebrows If you don't stop plucking, soon you'll be epalpebrate! ephydriad n 1823 -1823 water-nymph The synchronized swimmers were like ephydriads, full of natural grace. essomenic adj 1771 -1771 showing things as they will be in the future The essomenic properties of crystal balls are very much in dispute. eternitarian n 1746 -1746 one who believes in the eternity of the soul Though she held to no particular faith, she remained a hopeful eternitarian. eveniency n 1656 -1656 coming to pass His mother thought that the eveniency of her son's marriage was inevitable. excutient adj 1730 -1775 shaking off The excutient dog showered the topless sunbathers, causing them to rise in alarm. exipotic adj 1823 -1884 purgative; cleansing the body of illness While the medicine was exipotic to his body, it made a mess of his bathroom. exlineal adj 1716 -1716 out of the direct line of descent Her cousins and all the other exlineal relations were cut out of the will.



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