This is a collection of words of two kinds: real and neologistic. Which one is which? That’s part of the fun! To be fair, I’ll mark my neologisms as such, linked to Strangelest in one way or another.
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Nonsubliminal
(adj.) non-sub-lim-in-al – /nɒnˌsʌbˈlaɪm.ɪn.əl/ 📖 View Structural Etymology & Gesenius Plates ▾ Neologism formed from non- + sub- “below” + lime “greenish-yellow citrus fruit”, 1630s; and limen “threshold” + -al Origin obscurved
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Strepitous
(adj.) strep-i-tous | ˈstrepətəs — clamorous, noisy, boisterous, crash, din, great noise Ex. use in Christianity: The earthquake that occurred at the moment of Christ’s death on the cross (Matthew 27:51). 📜 View Linguistic Root Analysis (strepitus) ▾
