January 5, 2011

Word of The Day 5/365

CIRCUMBENDIBUS 

[Adjective]
(
comparative more circumbendibussuperlative most circumbendibus)
1. (often humorous) indirect or roundabout 

[Noun]
1. (often humorous) A roundabout route or process.
2. (often humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing.



We’re all circumbendibus,
Wherever we may be
We’re all circumbendibus, 
On land or on sea.
Rich or poor or middling,
Wherever we are found,
We’re all circumbendibus,
We’re all going round.

~Sidney Watson
In the Twinkling of an Eye
(1918)



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2 comments:

Marsha said...

So, are you purusing the dictionary every evening to locate the most obscure and archaic words that you can locate?

I am unimpressed by the word itself,but the photos are glorious. As soon as I read the definition, I began singing, "follow the yellow brick road, follow the yellow brick road, follow, follow, follow, follow......" Hee! Hee!

susan said so said...

M,

I get my words from one of several online "Word of the Day" sites. Some are more challenging than others. :)

xox,
Susan

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