Sessile (adj)
ses-ile
(biology) Fixed in one place, unmoving.
Early 18th century from Latin sessilis, from sess- ‘seated’, from the verb sedere.
Example sentences
“The sessile oaks.”
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…)
