Delexical (adj)
de-lek-si-kal
(linguistic) (of a verb) having little or no meaning in its own right, for example take in take a photograph.
From Latin
Example sentences
“She offered to give her a hand, but the language barrier meant she didn’t understand the delexical verb and thought she as being given an actual hand.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
