The Logodaedalian's Dictionary of Interesting and Unusual Words (Paperback, New)

A collection of unusual words defined and used in context from the works of myriad authors What do wierd and wonderful words such as oology and photic (used by the likes of Nabokov and Beckett, Anthony Burgess and John Fowles) actually mean? In the past you had to look in the bulkiest, most expensive dictionaries to find out. Now, in this informative and hugely entertaining book, more than 1,300 fascinating words--erotic, poetic and abusive, from abaxial to zoophiliac--are clearly defined (with examples from major writers). If you're in pursuit of fulgent logodaedaly (dazzling skill with words), you can enrich your incondite (unpolished) prose. Better still, you'll be able to impress your friends with your brilliant vocabulary without making a complete balatron of yourself!

General

Imprint:	University of South Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1989
First published:	September 1989
Authors:	George Stone Saussy III
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	277
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-87249-683-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Dictionaries > General
LSN:	0-87249-683-X
Barcode:	9780872496835

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