multiloquent [m-olt.^il'-o,kw^ent] adjective.
Garrulous; loquacious.
{From Latin.........................................................................}
Jack's Word of the Day
Previous Posts
- pauciloquy [p^o,s^il'-o,kw-e] noun.Conciseness in ...
- kakistocracy [k^ak,^is.t^oc'r*e,s-e] noun.Governme...
- logorrhea [l^o,g-or.-e'^u] noun.Much loquaciousnes...
- nugatory [no-o'.g*e,t-or.-e] adjective.1. Picayune...
- neoteric [n-e,-o.t^er'^ic] adjective. Modern; con...
- apotheosis [-a.p^oth,-e,-o's^is; ^ap'-o.th-e'*e,s^...
- ad verbum [^ad,vur'b^um] adverb.Word for word; met...
Former Key
- ^a mat/ -a pay/ b bin/ ch church/ d did/ ^e met/ -e be/ f fig/ g gap/ h hum/ ^i sit/ -i my/ j jam/ k kit / l lip/ m mat/ n no/ ng sing/ ^o lot/ -o no/ oy soy/ ou out/ o^o foot/ o-o loot/ p pan/ r rap/ s sap / sh ship/ t tap/ th thin/ ^th that/ ^u cut/ v vat/ w with/ y yes/ z zebra/ zj vision/ *e about, item / ' primary stress/ , secondary stress
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Pronunciation key:/p/ pen; /b/ but; /t/ two; /d/ do; /ch/ chair; /j/ joy; /k/ call; /g/ log; /f/ fin; /v/ vat; /ð/ that; /th/ thing; /s/ see; /z/ zoo; /sh/ she; /zh/ beige; /h/ ham; /m/ man; /n/ no; /ng/ ring; /l/ lip; /r/ run; /w/ we; /y/ yes; /ɑ/ father; /ēē/ see; /ĭ/ bit; /ĕ/ bed; /ur/ murk; /ă/ cat; /ŭ/ luck; /œ/ wood; /ū/ moon; /ā/ day; /ī/ light; /oy/ boy; /ō/ no; /ou/ out; /ɑr/ far; /ir/ ear; /ĕr/ there; /ə/ item
2 Comments:
fanojack, it's all good. The day wasn't total jivel. Cousinm dialed us in about her friend Stacy. She sounds gnar. But she needs to lose the Waldo.
My appologies for not responding earlier...The Boney King has been a little tied up fighting the crusaders in his kingdom of Nowhere. Can't say I didnt ask for it.
I think I am starting to see the brilliance of this young etymologist. He can create an entire social commentary by merely posting a single word!
Post a Comment
<< Home