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  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    Oh I like pulchitrude. Doesn't sound at all like what it means.
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,923
    Scullery
    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. 

    I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited December 2022
    That sounds like another perversion. Maybe it's the act of sneaking downstairs in the middle of the night to steal chocolate cake.
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7BxQLITdOOc
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    Eunoia

    Noun: beautiful thinking; healthy mind.

    Eunoia is the shortest word in the English language that has each vowel in it.

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    Aliferous

    adjective: having wings. If you drink a Red Bull, you will likely become aliferous.

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    I think I remember there being a pulchritudinous prawn in the Perishers cartoon strip many years ago.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Was her name Marie-Rose perchance? A bit saucy, I heard @steephill
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    Apricity

    Noun: the warmth of the sun in winter

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    Uhtceare (noun)

    Do you wake up before dawn and feel anxious? That moment and experience is described by the Old English word uhtceare

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    I'd certainly feel anxious if I woke up. couldn't remember it and spent the rest of the day wracking my brains ;)
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