A list of 15 words by fbharjo.
- colorablewas added by fbharjo and appears on 11 lists
- evenwas added by fbharjo and appears on 56 lists
- wallowwas added by fbharjo and appears on 82 lists
- virtualwas added by fbharjo and appears on 46 lists
- dry dripwas added by fbharjo and appears on 2 lists
- cleavewas added by mollusque and appears on 116 lists
- fastwas added by mollusque and appears on 67 lists
- beadwas added by fbharjo and appears on 26 lists
- amusewas added by fbharjo and appears on 28 lists
- bullywas added by fbharjo and appears on 51 lists
- naughtywas added by fbharjo and appears on 47 lists
- bravewas added by fbharjo and appears on 75 lists
- awfulwas added by fbharjo and appears on 55 lists
- nicewas added by fbharjo and appears on 78 lists
- brookwas added by fbharjo and appears on 132 lists
- fetchwas added by fbharjo and appears on 65 lists
mollusque commented on the list 180-degree-words
See the tags auto-antonym and janusword. Also called contranyms. I wonder if pejorations or amelioration is more common when meanings evolve.
September 8, 2009