Sunday Word: Fallaciloquence

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

fallaciloquence [(fuh-lay-shee-oh-kwens]
noun:
(Archaic) deceitful or false speech

Examples:

Marie told her husband that she was tired of listening to his fallaciloquences. She wanted him to tell her the truth. (English-Word information)

The Enugu result was sure but the actual score was a working definition of Fallaciloquence ( Patrick Obahiagbon reacted to Enugu results, Osundefender, 2015)

Being a pre-election year (aren’t they all?) we have had our fill of fallaciloquence. (Chris Chris Remick: I have lethologica?, fosters.com, 2008)

Origin:

Not surprisingly, I have been unable to find an online etymology for this extremely archaic work: the Phrontistery indicates it was in use from 1656-1761 and it can probably be assumed that it comes from a similar background as fallacious and loquacious but ulike them, sadly died out...

Comments

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Now that's a tongue twister!

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

But a good one :)

[med_cat]

A grandiloquent word indeed :)

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

And if we insult someone with it, they won;t know what it means so won;t realise...

[med_cat]

Hehe, indeed :P