This week's theme: Hair today, gone tomorrow. hirsutulous (hur-SOO-chuh-luhs) adjective
Minutely hirsute. [From Latin hirsutus (rough, hairy).] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "I resemble a Mexican Shirley Jackson, I think, librarianlike, hirsutulous, and secretly prurient." Yxta Maya Murray; The Conquest; Rayo Books; 2002. Sponsors' messages: Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?ad=aw&code=mx0 Calling all onomatomaniacs: Visit http://landabooks.com. Writing, vocabulary books; free weekly word quiz; more--for word lovers, students, teachers. ............................................................................ How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young? -Paul Sweeney Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/hirsutulous.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/hirsutulous.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/hirsutulous.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
