(n) The vivid description of someone's face or character. A kind of enargia. Also, the description of feigned or imaginary characters, such as devils or harpies.
adj. Producing eggs that hatch within the female's body without obtaining nourishment from it. Used of certain fishes and reptiles and many invertebrates.
A figure by which permission is either seriously or ironically granted to some one, to do what he proposes to do; e. g., "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still."
Comments by epeolatrist
epeolatrist commented on the word hebetude
i...buh...ermm.. what? oh. durrr
August 8, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word xeric
usage examples
June 26, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word agamous
according to oxford: "an adjective meaning 'unmarried'."
June 23, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word grrrl
http://www.askoxford.com/pressroom/archive/oedjan02/?view=uk
May 27, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word bulbitate
i think you better change your undies...
May 20, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word kakidrosis
the secretion of foul-smelling sweat; body odor
May 20, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word aphasia
ninja words goes into more detail regarding the brain damage part
May 20, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word pranidhana
(in Mahayana Buddhism) the resolution not to enter nirvana until all beings are ready to enter.
May 20, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word prajna
pure and unqualified knowledge.
Also called Enlightenment.
May 20, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word ultrafidian
going beyond faith
May 8, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word zymologist
(n) one who is skilled in the fermentation of liquors
May 8, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word ejulation
wailing, lamentation
May 8, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word dicephalous
having two heads
March 28, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word prosopographia
(n) The vivid description of someone's face or character. A kind of enargia. Also, the description of feigned or imaginary characters, such as devils or harpies.
March 21, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word tirage
(n) withdrawing of wine from a barrel, for tasting or testing
(n) a drawing, as in a lottery
February 20, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word malentendu
–adjective 1. misunderstood; misapprehended.
–noun 2. a misunderstanding; mistake.
February 18, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word karezza
see coitus reservatus
February 18, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word galactic
(adj) of, like or pertaining to or obtained from milk
hence, milky way
February 18, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word gnathal
(adj) of, like, or pertaining to the jaws
February 18, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word ovoviviparousness
adj. Producing eggs that hatch within the female's body without obtaining nourishment from it. Used of certain fishes and reptiles and many invertebrates.
February 18, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word hottentottenpotentatentantenattentat
(v): to attempt to assassinate an african leader's aunt (or family member)
February 18, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word bletting
(n) the ripening of fruit
February 16, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word snoove
(v) to slide steadily forward
February 16, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word rotasism
(n) excessive pronunciation of the letter R
February 16, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word koomkie
(n): a trained female elephant used to attract wild male elephants
February 16, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word shchekotiki
(n) the feeling you get when you finally figure something out
aka, best word ever. now if i could only figure out how to pronounce it...
February 15, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word epitrope
(n) to turn over, to give up, to yield
A figure by which permission is either seriously or ironically granted to some one, to do what he proposes to do; e. g., "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still."
February 10, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word epixylous
(adj) growing on wood, as certain fungi
February 6, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word epizeuxis
(n) A figure by which a word is repeated with vehemence or emphasis
February 6, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word utlesse
(n) an escape from prison
January 28, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word cancatervate
(v) To heap up into a pile
January 28, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word acropodium
(n) The entire upper surface of the foot.
which could be a pedestal for a vase if you are talented...
January 28, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word perdure
(v) to last permanently, to endure
January 28, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word kithe
(v) to make known; to reveal
January 28, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word immiserate
(v) to impoverish or sink into misery
January 26, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word qiubo
(n) the clear bright eyes (or the gaze) of a beautiful woman
chinese etymology
January 24, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word odyle
(n) a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
January 14, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word odzooks
strangely in the dictionary
January 14, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word oecanthus
*chirp*
January 14, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word queunliskanphobia
(n) fear of saliva
January 14, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word oneirogmus
(n) an effusion of semen during sleep; wet dream
January 13, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word callipygous
you mean callipygian
January 13, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word pneuma
(n) spirit or soul
January 12, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word argal
(adv) corruption of ergo, used to suggest absurd reasoning
January 3, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word gawmless
having hands so cold that they've lost their function
January 1, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word koumpounophobia
fear of buttons
January 1, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word dasypygal
i wonder how many wordies are dasypygal
January 1, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word medioxumate
(n) mid-level god, existing between heaven & hell
January 1, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word cumyxaphily
(n) the collecting of matchbooks.
awesome
January 1, 2009
epeolatrist commented on the word sexnique
one's sexual technique; sexual prowess
December 17, 2008
epeolatrist commented on the word patagium
the thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals; a similar membrane between the body and wing of a bird
December 15, 2008
epeolatrist commented on the word doxie
UK slang for prostitute
December 11, 2008
epeolatrist commented on the word kheda
an enclosure used for the capture of wild elephants
December 9, 2008
epeolatrist commented on the word quincunx
An arrangement of five objects with one at each corner of a rectangle or square and one at the center.
it's like the 5 on a die
December 9, 2008
epeolatrist commented on the word sitooterie
a summerhouse or gazebo; generally, a place to sit and contemplate
December 9, 2008
epeolatrist commented on the word shtoom
alternative spelling of shtum, means silent, speechless, or dumb
December 9, 2008
epeolatrist commented on the word evagination
the verb form evaginate means "to turn inside out, or cause to protrude by eversion, as a tubular organ"
December 9, 2008
epeolatrist commented on the word spermophile
get your minds out of the gutter, perverts
:)
December 8, 2008
epeolatrist commented on the word exurb
apparently it's like a suburb of the suburbs, where really affluent people live.
November 13, 2008
epeolatrist commented on the word eschatological
one of my favoritest words ever. yes, favoritest.
October 29, 2008
epeolatrist commented on the word cacology
a wonderfully ironic word meaning "a poor choice of words"
October 29, 2008
epeolatrist commented on the word epeolatry
pretty much the definition of the only religion that makes sense to me
October 29, 2008