Apr 23 2008
Big Word Wednesday-Week 3
Being rather pleased with last week’s offering of 2 words, we will now be listing 2 words every Wednesday. You can become twice as smart in half the time! Our first word this week is lugubrious; meaning mournful, dismal or gloomy. Not the cheeriest of words, but then, they can’t all be, right? This fits in well if you have kids because the deeper definition states that it is “mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious look.” Yeah, I’ve seen this word in action a time or two; usually after a parental request has been issued. We parents call it a “request”, the kids usually call it a “demand”. Oh well, tomato/tomahto.
The second word for this week is pulchritude; meaning great physical beauty; comeliness. Wow, wonder why this word isn’t used more often. Pulchritude? Sounds like a person with a bad disposition to me; but then, my name isn’t Mr. Webster, is it? I would use this word with caution in mixed company, I have a feeling that unless the person is a semi-sesquipedalian, it could come off as offensive. I’m almost offended just typing it. Use your best judgement. Don’t forget, you can always click on the BWW page to see all of the words. Now, go out there and sound smart!
Um…yeah, I think we’re going to need some pronunciation help.
(NukeDad) Dictionary dot com has a nifty sound button you can push to hear the word pronounced. It is located right next to the word and says “audio help”