In a Word

sagittipotent
adj. having great ability in archery

The World’s Shortest Telegram

Curious how a new book was selling, Victor Hugo wired his publisher:

He got this reply:

supellectile
adj. of the nature of furniture

stiricide
n. the falling of icicles from a house

If an S and an I and an O and a U
With an X at the end spell Su;
And an E and a Y and an E spell I,
Pray what is a speller to do?

Then, if also an S and an I and a G
And an HED spell side,
There’s nothing much left for a speller to do
But to go and commit siouxeyesighed.

— Charles Follen Adams

sinapistic
adj. consisting of mustard

spatchcock
v. to insert into a text too hurriedly

The top 10 most offensive British profanities, according to a 2000 study:

Only 10 percent regarded crap as “very severe”; 32 percent said it was “not swearing.”

isangelous
equal to the angels

seeksorrow
n. one who contrives to give himself vexation