Litany (noun)
lit-a-nee
A series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people.
A tedious recital or repetitive series.
Middle English from Old French letanie, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek litaneia ‘prayer’, from litē ‘supplication’.
Example sentences
“She was mentioned with the litany of saints and prayers.”
“He just bombarded me with a litany of complaints!”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
