Twists and Turns
Musings and oozings (mostly about words) by Michael Gates
Monday, May 25, 2020
Is the pandemic driving you DOOLALLY?
What's the word I'm thinking of? Today (tonight) it's...
DOOLALLY
[DOO-lol-lee] (adjective)
Insane, mad, eccentric
"I love talking to people who are a little bit doolally," said Lisa. "Not a lot crazy, just a little bit."
TWITO, page 42
Sunday, May 10, 2020
It's so FULGENT that it's hurting my eyes!
What's the word I'm thinking of? Today (tonight) it's...
FULGENT
[FUL-jent] (adjective)
Shining brilliantly, radiant
"Unable to sleep, he wandered the hills that night, under the fulgent moon."
TWITO, page 58
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