The Endangered English Dictionary: Bodacious Words Your Dictionary Forgot

by David Grambs

Lists unique, largely forgotten English words still highly useful in everyday life, such as "purlicue" (the space between thumb and forefinger) and "filipendulous" (hanging by a thread) along with their pronunciation, a sample phrase, and a reverse dictionary.

Genres: Reference, Language, Nonfiction

264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[M.T. Bostick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found this useful for adding a challenging word to my Twitter messages. Had people actually looking up the words and reTweeting. It was fun.