par·si·mo·ni·ous (par-su-mow-nee-us | pɑrsəmoʊniəs)
Late Middle English, from Latin
adjective
excessively frugal or stingy
This parsimonious behaviour is going to have to continue until I’ve finished my degree and have a real job.
June 6, 2012
Parsimonious
June 3, 2012
Adipose
ad·i·pose (ad-i-pohs | ædɪpoʊs)
Latin
adjective
fatty, consisting of or resembling fat
Even the dog wouldn’t try the terrible adipose monstrosity I’d managed to cook up.
June 2, 2012
Sinuous
sin·u·ous (sin-yoo-us | sɪnyuəs)
Latin
adjective
1) composed of many curves, twists and turns
2) indirect or devious
The prosecution’s bewilderingly sinuous line of questioning eventually lead to the accused accidentally admitting to the murder.
June 1, 2012
Pellucid
pel·lu·cid (pel-loo-sid | pəlusɪd)
Latin
adjective
transparent or translucent, allowing the passage of light, clear (can be used of writing, an argument etc in this case).
The treasure glittered under the pellucid waters.
(submitted by Tinypapercat from someone else’s computer, sorry I didn’t queue anything before I left!)
April 2, 2012
Otiose
o·ti·ose (oh-tee-ose | oʊtioʊs)
Latin
adjective
superfluous, useless or ineffectual
Most of his otiose rambling went in one ear and out of the other.
April 1, 2012
Redolent
red·o·lent (red-uh-lunt | rɛdələnt)
Middle English, from Latin
adjective
1) pleasantly smelling, or having the pleasant odour of (usually in the phrase “redolent of”)
2) suggestive or reminiscent of
Her skin was redolent of the oil paints she’d been toiling over all day.
March 30, 2012
Hegemonic
heg·e·mon·ic (hej-uh-mon-ik | hɛdʒəmɒnɪk)
Greek
adjective
dominant or influencing over others
The domineering, hegemonic attitude did nothing to improve relationships between the two parties.
February 12, 2012
meretricious
mer·e·tri·cious (mer-uh-tri-shus | mer-ə-tri-shəs)
Latin
adjective
of or relating to a prostitute, OR something tawdrily and falsely attractive or superficially significant.
The forged coins gleamed like gold but were entirely meretricious.
Submitted by Coeurdelhistoire
January 13, 2012
tortuous
tor·tu·ous (tor·choo·us | tɔrtʃuəs)
Middle English, from Latin
adjective
1) full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked.
2) not direct or straightforward, as in procedure or speech; intricate; circuitous.
3) deceitfully indirect or morally crooked, as proceedings, methods, or policy; devious.
“In cities like Athens, poor houses lined narrow and tortuous streets in spite of luxurious public buildings.” —Stephen Gardiner
Submitted by no-pants-sherlock
November 3, 2011
Ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous (am-bi-sin-is-truhs | /ˌæmbɪˈsɪnɪstrəs)
Adjective
clumsy or unskillful with both hands
I never could read my ambisinistrous friend’s handwriting, no matter which hand he used.
Antonym: ambidextrous
Source: Dictionary.com and QI
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