This week's theme: porcine words to mark the Chinese new year. epigamic (ep-i-GAM-ik) adjective
Of or relating to a trait or behavior that attracts a mate. Examples: In an animal, bright feathers or big antlers. In a human, a sports car or a big bust. [From Greek epigamos (marriageable), from epi- (upon) + gamos (marriage).] -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "The change from the young, intellectual, epigamic Jays, to the more diplomatically sophisticated Hendersons also reflected a sharp change in Washington lifestyle." Peter D. Carr; It Occurred to Me; Trafford Publishing; 2006. Sponsored by: Sesquipedalian femme fatale Jennifer Dziura does "Grammatically Correct Comedy" in Wonder Woman underpants. Blog, tour dates, workshops: http://jenisfamous.com Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?code=qv9&ad=aw ............................................................................ I have a great deal of company in my house; especially in the morning, when nobody calls. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862) Share the magic of words. Send a gift sub: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Remove, change, or subscribe address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/epigamic.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/epigamic.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/epigamic.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
