Thursday, April 10, 2008

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Word-a-Day 2008 Calendar (Houghton Mifflin) 4/10/8: palmary

palmary adj. Of first-rate importance; principal; excellent.
My criteria for rating these words include the liklihood of usage (by me). And, while I find this word fun, I can see me trying to use the word and getting odd looks (and when I explain the word, people asking why I didn't just say "excellent"). So, while I want the rating to be palmary, it won't be. Rating 4/6 palms.
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