The Wonderful World Of Words, 3/2/17
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"Your wrinkles either show that you're nasty, cranky, and senile, or that you're always smiling."
--Carlos Santana
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Dar Hosta James' delightful "Cranky Birds" series, https://crankybirds.wordpress.com
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DEFINITION:
Adjective -
ill-mannered or ill-tempered
SYNONYMS:
Cranky
Cantankerous
ANTONYMS:
Pleasant
Cheerful
Amiable
ETYMOLOGY/ORIGIN:
Greek, (akrasía+, "lack of self command or discipline") + (-al)
First appearance was in "Margaret", by Sylvester Judd (1813–1853), referenced below.
PRONUNCIATION:
[ah-kray-zee-ahl]
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SCRABBLE SCORE:
10, but is it not considered an official Scrabble word
USAGE/EXAMPLES:
"'ACRASIAL Philogamy?' Brother Edward, what is that ?"
"That," replied Edward, "is an incurable malady to which young persons are subject."
--Margaret
by Sylvester Judd, 1851
"ACRASIAL bastard that he was, he failed my thesis, thus costing me my degree!"
--Unknown
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