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Idiosyncratic
Peculiar or individual . The word comes from Greek idiosunkrasia , from
idios ‘own, private’ + sun ‘with’ +
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Zany
Amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic. Zany ultimately comes from the Italian zani (or zanni ), the name of servants who act as clowns in the Italian commedia dell’arte theatre. |
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Madcap
Amusingly eccentric . The word can also refer to something ‘done or thought up without considering the consequences’, or, as a noun, to someone who is eccentric or reckless. |
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Offbeat
Unconventional or unusual . In musical terminology, offbeat refers to a musical element that does not coincide with the musical beats that are usually emphasized. |
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Wacky
Funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way. Wacky ultimately comes from the word whack, ‘to strike or beat vigorously.’ |
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Off the wall
Eccentric or unconventional . This term can also refer to someone who is angry, or an accusation or statement that is without basis or foundation.
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Flaky
Crazy or eccentric . You might also use flaky to refer to your pie crust, or an unreliable device or piece of software. |
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Rum
Odd or peculiar . An informal British sense of the word, the word is somewhat dated, but still worth trying out!
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Funny-peculiar
Amusing or strange, used to distinguish the two main senses of ‘funny’ . How do you mean funny ? When something isn’t funny-ha-ha , then it may be funny-peculiar . |
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Freakish
Bizarre or grotesque. The word can also refer to something ‘capricious or whimsical,’ as when someone refers to the ‘freakish weather’. |
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Apnea
- A period of time while sleep in which no oxygen is being received in the airway. The time in the night when the obstruction completely closes off your airway, causing you to stop breathing. |
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Hypopnea
- The stage during sleep when your airway is partially blocked, causing your air intake to decrease but not completely cease. |
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Edited by cheergirlz at 17-5-2017 10:42 PM
Showboat
- began to be used in the early 19th century, and initially had an exceedingly literal meaning (a boat on which shows were held). By the early 20th century the word was also being used as a verb, first to refer to producing shows on a boat, and soon after to indicate that a person was showing off. |
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Sesquipedalian
(“given to or characterized by the use of long words”)
In addition to the definition provided above, sesquipedalian may mean “having many syllables.” The word began being used in English in the early 17th century, and comes from the Latin
sesquipedalis (“a foot and a half long”). The initial portion of the word comes from the Latin prefix sesqui -, which has been used to mean “one and a half” in many other English words, such as
sesquihoral (“an hour and a half long”),
sesquialteral (“one and a half times as great as another”), and sesquicentennial (“a 150th anniversary or its celebration”). |
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Ignominious
(“marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame”)
The word shares a root with a large number of other English words, such as
nominal and misnomer ; all these come in part from the Latin word for “name” or “repute” (nomen). The combination of this with the negative prefix ig- served to give ignominious its sense of "losing one’s good name." |
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