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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

Logorrhea

[lȯ-gə-ˈrē-ə]Part of speech: noun

Origin: greek, early 20th century

Uncontrollable talkativeness
A tendency toward overly complex wordiness in speech or writing

Examples of Logorrhea in a sentence

His speech started out strong, but devolved into incoherent logorrhea that was hard to follow.
When writing a term paper, avoid unnecessary logorrhea and stick to the point.

The briefing was mind numbing as Illya and Napoleon tried to get past the logorrhea of the speaker's delivery.

About Logorrhea

A good editor can help any writer transform confusing logorrhea into something more coherent and easy to read. That’s a step in the writing process author Lucy Ellmann might have skipped — her 1,000-plus-page book “Ducks, Newburyport” is mostly one single sentence. Clearly she did something right, though: the novel is nominated for the prestigious Booker Prize for 2019.

Did you Know?

The Ancient Greek word logos means "word" or "utterance." It's also the root for English words like logo, logotype, and logolatry, the worship of words.

Thursday's Bonus Word

Rubiginous

[ro͞o-bij-ə-nəs]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: latin, 17th century

Of a reddish-brown color, as rust
Rusty or rusty-looking

Examples of Rubiginous in a sentence

The rubiginous appearance of the metal pipes suggested they were old and should be replaced.
We trekked across the hot, dry desert, our feet leaving prints in the rubiginous soil.

About Rubiginous

Something that's rubiginous has the reddish-brown color of rust, or may even be covered in actual rust. Rust is the result of a reaction between iron and oxygen combined with the presence of water or moisture. Eventually, given enough time, all iron will convert to rust and eventually disintegrate.

Did you Know?

Take another look at rubiginous — you might see part of a familiar word hidden inside it. Rubiginous shares Latin roots with another reddish word: ruby.