Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-square287fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1311arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square287fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTootSweet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·2 months ago“Thrice” is a somewhat obscure word that otherwise fits. “Adventitious” is a good one. It means “non-inherent” or “acquired” (as opposed to inherent.)
“Thrice” is a somewhat obscure word that otherwise fits.
“Adventitious” is a good one. It means “non-inherent” or “acquired” (as opposed to inherent.)
measure thrice, cut twice.