[Weird Word Wednesday] A
Wednesday, October 01, 2014Hello folks! Weird Word Wednesday posts are just a list of some strange words that I thought are really interesting and can be used to impress english and writing teachers, win at word games like Scrabble, or to just be a cool kid by adding it into your daily vocab. Today's letter is the amazing A!
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agastopia
(a-GAS-tow-pya)
noun.
admiration of a part of a person's body.
She has a particular agastopia for his feet, which I found quite strange.
autoschediastic
(aw-toh-SKEE-dee-az-uh m)
adjective.
something that is improvised or extemporized.
The sleepover was so autoschediastic that I forgot to pack my toothbrush!
akrasia
(akra-zia)
noun.
(philosophy) the state of mind in which someone acts against their better judgement through weakness of will. The adjectival form is "akratic".
It is possible for an akratic person to be the kind that most people would easily be able to control.
agelast
(ageh-last)
noun.
a person who never laughs.
That teacher's really serious and a bit of an agelast.
anopisthograph
(an-uh-PIS-thuh-grah)
noun.
a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on only one side of the leaves.
If text was written on one side only, it would be
called an anopisthograph.
Disclaimer: Since many of these words are very uncommon and rarely used, it cannot be found is some online dictionaries, which is one of the struggles I had to face while compiling each list of words used in Weird Word Wednesday. Each word listed has been found in at least one reliable online dictionary, or at least three other online dictionaries to ensure that the word is legitimate. Definitions, pronunciations and example ideas are from websites and dictionaries.
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