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Word of the Day

February 21, 2018

Word of the Day – Mephitic

Mephitic (adj) me-fit-ik Foul smelling; noxious (especially of gas/vapours) Early 17th century: from late Latin…

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February 20, 2018

Word of the Day – Sumptuary

Sumptuary (adj) (historical) sump-too-ur-ee Relating to or denoting laws that limit private expenditure on food…

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Word of the Day

February 19, 2018

Word of the Day – Symposium

Symposium (noun) sim-poe-zee-um A conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject./ A collection of…

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February 18, 2018

Word of the Day – Slubberdegullion

Slubberdegullion (noun) (obsolete) slu-buh-de-gul-ee-un A slobbering or dirty fellow, a worthless sloven. 1610s, from slubber…

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Authors News

February 17, 2018

Sexual Harassment Claims Hit the Literary World

With the top being blown off poor sexual conduct worldwide as part of the #MeToo…

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February 17, 2018

Word of the Day – Procellous

Procellous (adj) (rare) pro-sell-us Stormy, turbulent. Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Goffe…

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February 16, 2018

Word of the Day – Gulosity

Gulosity (noun) (rare) gul-os-it-ee Greed in eating, gluttony. Late 15th century: from Latin gulositas (from…

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Authors

February 16, 2018

Angela Carter, Some Facts and Some Books

Angela Carter (7th May 1940 – 16th February 1992) was an English novelist, writer and…

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Adaptations News Video

February 15, 2018

First Trailer for the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is Here

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is one of the loveliest books set…

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Word of the Day

February 15, 2018

Word of the Day – Hircine

Hircine (adj) her-sine Of or resembling a goat. Mid 17th century: from Latin hircinus, from…

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