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Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
 
Have you noticed that although loquacious and garrulous both mean to talk a lot, that clearly the former means it in a good way while the later is negative?

This thread is for words that always felt that way for you. My entry,

Dainty.
 
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
 
circumlocutious
 
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
 
Onomatopoeia sounds like what it is...
 
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
 
murmur.
 
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
 
Awkward!
 
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
 
Duh.
 
Posted by Wingracer (Member # 12293) on :
 
Eclectic and esoteric have always been favorites of mine.

Fart?
 
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
 
Whisper
 
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
 
Feathery.
 
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
 
Leathery
 
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
 
Bold!
 
Posted by 777 (Member # 9506) on :
 
moist
 
Posted by JanitorBlade (Member # 12343) on :
 
Rancor
 
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
 
Bubble.
 
Posted by Geraine (Member # 9913) on :
 
Moist

edit: 777 beat me to it...Guess I should have read through all of them first.

[ February 16, 2015, 03:17 PM: Message edited by: Geraine ]
 
Posted by Sean Monahan (Member # 9334) on :
 
Toxic
 
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
 
Vomit
 
Posted by Seatarsprayan (Member # 7634) on :
 
Snuggly
 


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