gadzookery • gad-ZOO-kuh-ree • noun British : the use of archaisms (as in a historical novel) Example: Bridget’s novel, set in colonial Virginia, features an engaging and cohesive plot, but the dialogue contains so much gadzookery that it doesn’t sound realistic. To know more about the word ‘gadzookery’, please visit: http://www.merriam-webster.com
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ELTWeekly Issue #20, Word of the week: otiose
otiose • OH-shee-ohss 1 : producing no useful result : futile 2 : being at leisure : idle 3 : lacking use or effect : functionless Example Sentence: “Half the streets are cobbled and half wide, empty, modern highways at whose pretentious crossings an occasional rickshaw waits for the otiose traffic lights to change to green.” To know… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue #20, Word of the week: otiose