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whelm
Pronounced: (H)WEHLM, verb Notes: I have heard of overwhelm and underwhelm, but not our word Yesterday’s word The word curtal, as a noun, is a woodwind instrument, an early form of bassoon (also known as a dulcian) an animal with a tail docked off anything abridged or cut short As an adjective, it means having…
curtal
Pronounced: KUHR-tuhl, noun/adj Notes: Looks like “curtail” with a letter missing Yesterday’s word The word rutilant means “having a reddish glow” First usage Our word came into English in the late 1400s Background / Comments In classic Doctor Who, there was an alien race called the Rutans, which were in a long-standing war between them…
rutilant
Pronounced: ROO-tuh-luhnt, adj Notes: This word made me think of classic Doctor Who Yesterday’s word The word niddering means “a coward or wretch” First usage Our word came into English in the late 1500s Background / Comments Our word came from an erroneous reading of the Middle English word nithing, which came from the Old…
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