A.Word.A.Day – “excerebrose” Wordsmith.org, a nationally known website, has a mailing list called “A.Word.A.Day” with thousands of subscribers. On February 24 the following information appeared on the mailing list:
A.Word.A.Day–excerebrose
excerebrose (eks-SER-ee-bros) adjective
Brainless.
[From Latin ex- (out of) + cerebrum (brain).]
“(Dvija Michael) Bertish, in a vituperative March letter that virtually demands the presence of an unabridged dictionary, complained that ‘The excerebrose followers of Pastor White, many of whom are convicted felons…’” Scott Hewitt; ‘Spiritual Warfare’ in Rosemere; The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington); May 18, 2003.
This week’s theme: words for insults.
