Solon and new word
Okay, 10 points to Hope. I stand corrected!
solon - wise lawgiver, legislator (in Athens many moons ago). I have seen it used currently as a dismissive word for a politician who thinks he is of the privileged and better-informed elite.
New word: scabrous - actually not too far from how it sounds.
solon - wise lawgiver, legislator (in Athens many moons ago). I have seen it used currently as a dismissive word for a politician who thinks he is of the privileged and better-informed elite.
New word: scabrous - actually not too far from how it sounds.
posted by alison @ 5:43 PM
2 Comments:
At 2:45 PM,
Hope said…
Scabrous - like a scoundrel? I feel like most of these are good guesses, I obviously don't know as much as I thought I did.
His scabrous nature led him to slip a candlestick into his pocket at the dinner party. A fact that ensured he'd never be asked back.
At 12:29 PM,
Life with the Lockwoods said…
My guess is that is has something to do with a scab? Like scabby or scaly - you said sort of how it sounded (but I might be taking it TOO literal!)
The skin of a fish is sometimes referred to as scabrous because of its rough texture.
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