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Selcouth (adj) sel-kooth strange; uncommon. Selcouth, “strange, uncommon,” comes from Old English seldcūth, which is…

Eagre (noun) ee-gr (Br/En) a tidal bore or flood. 1640–50; apparently representing earlier agar, ager,…

Tawpie (noun) taw-pee a foolish or thoughtless young person. Tawpie, “a foolish young person,” comprises…

Ariosa (adj) a-ree-oh-sa in the manner of an air or melody. 1735–45; Italian: literally, songlike.…

Philistine (noun) fil-is-tine a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to…

Nth (adj) nth being the last in a series of infinitely decreasing or increasing values,…

Diglot (adj) Dai-glot spoken, written, or containing similar information in two different languages. Diglot “containing…