vi·tu·per·a·tive/vÉËt(y)oÍopÉËrÄtiv/
Adjective:Â Bitter and abusive.
Synonyms:Â abusive
The Maritime Union has been expanding their vocabulary:
The letters had been uploaded into the public domain and used as the basis for vituperative attacks on Ports of Auckland workers by the blog.
in·tit·ule
verb \in-Ëti-(Ë)chĂŒl\
British
Origin of INTITULE
from David Garrett:
[bib-yuh-luh
s]
Used in a speech last night I was listening to. I doubt half the audience even knew what it meant.
pusillanimous
pu·sil·lan·i·mous (py
s
-l
n
-ms)
adj.
[Middle English pusillanimus, from Late Latin pusillanimis : Latin pusillus, weak, diminutive of pullus, young of an animal; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots +animus, reason, mind; see an- in Indo-European roots.]
pusil·lani·mous·ly adv.
The punishment doled out to convicted paedophiles in order to de-wrong their brains. (etymology: gun + punishment; source: Chris Morris, 2001)
