Coddiwomple ( Verb.) : 'to travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination'.
I thrive off of coddiwompling up hills when going on a hike. Sometimes, when I feel blue, I coddiwomple around my area - nothing better than a good walk !
Convivial ( Adjective.) : Of a person = Cheerful and friendly. Of an atmosphere or event = Lively, enjoyable.
My friend threw a most convivial party - everyone was in their element !
I am rather fond of your friend, he is so convivial - it truly was a pleasure to meet him.
Latibulate ( Verb.) : The Latin word latibulum means a “refuge or hiding place of animals.” It derives from the same root that gives us the English word latent, meaning “hidden.” A 17th-century dictionary defines the now-rare English word latibulate as “privily to hide oneself in a corner.”
Sometimes, I feel so exhausted and depressed that I just want to latibulate !
She latibulated when asked to read her presentation to the group. One could almost smell the fear.
Any plans for the weekend? I plan to Netflix and latibulate ! ;)
Pandemonium (Noun.) : A place with chaos, noise and confusion.
If you look carefully at the word pandemonium, you’ll see the word demon inside it. This makes sense, since the word pandemonium was coined in Milton’s Paradise Lost, where it was the name of the palace built in the middle of Hell. Milton wrote back in the 17th century. Nowadays, pandemonium crops up whenever journalists are describing a chaotic scene. High school students have been heard to use it to describe their lunchroom. - Vocab.com.
There was complete pandemonium when everyone heard the company was shutting down.
There will be moments of pandemonium when working with a class of 34 children !
Superfluous (Adjective.) : Too much of what is wanted or needed. An excess of something.
An example of superfluous is a buying a stuffed animal for a child who already has too many stuffed animals. - Yourdictionary.
The way products are packaged now - a - days is superfluous, a massive box, tissue paper and even bubble wrap for a tiny item !
The royals always look a tad superfluous when out and about, don't you think? Wearing hats that almost graze the skyline and dresses mirroring delicious cupcakes freshly plucked from a display case...
In the age of technology, posting letters to friends has become superfluous.
Whimsical ( Adjective.) : Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
Her outlook on life is rather whimsical - she has never lost her inner child and I quite admire her for it considering all that she has had to endure through the years.
Look at these divinely whimsical designs on the teacups !
My paintings are often whimsical unlike my sketches which tend to be gloomy and focussed on painful subject matters.
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