Daily Word Quiz
LUSKISH a) luxurious; deluxe b) inclined to be lazy; idle, slothful, sluggish c) rubbishy; looking bad or ugly d) tending to be sad or dismal Answer below. Today's Featured Word: POMIVOROUS ADJ. eating or feeding on apples ...1855 nonce word ETYMOLOGY from Latin pomum fruit, apple + -vorous eating, feeding on FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1855 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...seen a vast change in the common education of the common boy. The small and pomivorous animal which we so call is now subjected..." From: Literary Studies By: Walter Bagehot, 1855 Daily Word Quiz Answer LUSKISH b) inclined to be lazy; idle, slothful, sluggish ...a1500 obs
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