Wondrous Words Wednesday
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I found several new words in The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell.
1. moggy – “She is a black and white moggy with sweet temperament and very few annoying habits.”
A moggy is a cat.
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2. preeny – “Whereas he was rough and ready, Luke was vain and preeny.”
I couldn’t find a definition for preeny but assume it’s related to preen which means to dress or groom (oneself) with elaborate care; primp.
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3. froideur – “At first she’d found Pearl’s froideur quite intimidating.”
Froideur means an attitude of haughty aloofness; cold superiority.
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What words do you want to celebrate today?
Huh, moggy, never knew
I think “moggy” is a WAY more cute name for an animal than “cat”! And besides, then someone could say one has a moggy and a doggy…
LOL!
I’ve never heard moggy before 🙂
Froideur even SOUNDS like its meaning. Great words today!
See? I personally believe that I am muggy but Den would say otherwise!
Fun words today. We own a black and white moggy with very few annoying habits, but not really a sweet temperament!
I guessed the same for preeny but didn’t know the other 2. And when I typed preeny, my computer wanted to autocorrect to pretty.
I’m guessing preeny is a made-up word! I knew froideur from high school French, but not the others!
I knew preen(y), but not the other two.
Moggy is great! I had a darling moggy named Mugsy.
Moggy, really, interesting, never would have guessed that one.
I think moggy caught everyone’s eye, good word.
Never heard moggy before. Good one!
Lots of British words I guess!