Word Play 5 results, and 6 new
Yay, yay, yay. 5 points each for Tammy and Hope. Both spot on and with sentences to boot! WaY TO GO.
New word: parlous
It is surprising b/c it sounds very much like what it means, but not the meaning you would expect from its similarity to a French verb.
New word: parlous
It is surprising b/c it sounds very much like what it means, but not the meaning you would expect from its similarity to a French verb.
posted by alison @ 12:34 PM
2 Comments:
At 4:09 PM,
Life with the Lockwoods said…
I have no idea on this one.
Parlous - to be or go without?
The great depression was a time of great parlous; we rarely even had rice to eat.
(I don't have a good feeling about this one)
At 4:23 PM,
Hope said…
So does not mean talking.
Parse? Like, mince words?
Her sentence was parlous. Just enough to communicate meaning.
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