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Unctuous - a fine word

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TheTecknician · 17/06/2025 21:27

My latest popular word but it won't beat my all time favourite - dirigible.

Please share your favourite words, past or present, any language.

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multivac · 17/06/2025 21:28

pusillanimous

Iwiicit · 17/06/2025 21:29

Serendipity

Willowkins · 17/06/2025 21:30

I always think of Uriah Heep from Charles Dickens' David Copperfield when I hear this word (unctuous)
I like the word supersede because of the spelling

NeedSomeComfy · 17/06/2025 21:30

Pulchritudinous. I wouldn't describe it as my favourite word exactly but I do enjoy using it, mainly because the sound of the word is so incongruent with its meaning.

TheTecknician · 17/06/2025 21:46

A friend of mine used the word 'malopropisms' the other day. I was vaguely aware of its existence but hadn't a clue what it meant until I looked it up. I'm not even sure how to pronounce it, therefore, it doesn't make the favourites list. At least for the time being.

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coxesorangepippin · 17/06/2025 21:47

Aléatoire

Means randomly, in guess what, French

TheTecknician · 18/06/2025 12:26

Pamplemousse (grapefruit) is another fine French word.

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Phoenix1Arisen · 18/06/2025 12:30

Perzackerley, a portmanteau word, portmanteau being a fine word in its own right.

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