Wednesday word: illecebrous

[trellia-chan.livejournal.com]

illecebrous: I cannot find a good pronunciation key for this word, but I believe the emphasis is on the second syllable.  It's an archaic word, but not obsolete.

adjective: Tending to attract; enticing, alluring.

Origin:  Latin: illecere (to entice) +‎ -ous.

Comments

[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

What an ugly word. It does not sound like what it means. I like it though!

[trellia-chan.livejournal.com]

I agree! I felt the same way about pulchritudinous, another ugly word that actually means "beautiful." I guess sometimes words fall out of fashion for a reason.

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

That's nothing like the meaning one expects.

---L.

[trellia-chan.livejournal.com]

Right? :-)