Words that have survived only in idiomatic phrases

Posted by Colleen on December 26, 2013 in Blog |
  1. Amok: adverb  behaving uncontrollably and disruptively
  2. Dulcet: adjective  sweet and soothing
  3. Figment: noun  fantastic notion, idea, or fabrication
A flock of figments

A flock of figments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Via the UK’s Society for Editors and Proofreaders. See the rest of the list here.

 

 

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