"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."

Wednesday, 1 January 2014

Aerumnous

   Aerumnous is an adjective and meant full of trouble, troublesome.  Sadly it has fallen out of use but surely it is just begging to be re-introduced to describe the behavious of the Department of Work and Pensions.  It sounds exactly the sort of word you would want to use when when you wanted to be officious about someone's irksome behaviour.
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  1. messymimi1 January 2014 at 15:00

    It sounds like a great word to describe the government, or my boys and their friends when they want to get into mischief! Maybe i'll start the new year by throwing this one at them.

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  2. Nonnie1 January 2014 at 16:26

    The UK seems to have the same kind of opinion for their government as do many of us Americans!

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  3. Cat21 January 2014 at 02:07

    Saw this and thought of you...
    http://mentalfloss.com/article/53529/56-delightful-victorian-slang-terms-you-should-be-using

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