A few words

[NotWise]

A few words for some trolls and occasionally for forum members Courtesy of Merriam-Webster.

Personally, I like "splenetic."

 

[Handley_Page]

A few words for some trolls and occasionally for forum members Courtesy of Merriam-Webster.

Personally, I like "splenetic."

I think "Narky" is a recent word but the rest are wonderful.
I liked "Churlish".

 

[MelissaBaby]

My Mom always told my brother and I not to disputatious. It worked too, because we thought it was such a funny word, we would laugh and stop fighting.

 

[Maeven_quinn]

“peevish” because it of the illustration!

 

[SimonDoom]

I like the word "lambent." I snuck it into one of my stories. It's a good erotic word -- its sound, its connotations.

 

[Bramblethorn]

I think "Narky" is a recent word but the rest are wonderful.

Merriam-Webster gives a cite from 1895. I refuse to believe you're that old, HP!

 

[NotWise]

Merriam-Webster gives a cite from 1895. I refuse to believe you're that old, HP!

Same for "snarky." It made have been around for awhile, but its common usage seems pretty recent.

 

[Handley_Page]

Merriam-Webster gives a cite from 1895. I refuse to believe you're that old, HP!

Very true, but the more common version [as I understood it] is that someone is "narked" by events. Not that the person is narky.

 

[ishtat]

There is a British politician who I have seen a few times who probably doesn't know any of these words. His name is Jacob Rees-Mogg and although he appears to be more than slightly barmy I have never seen him be remotely discourteous to anyone - whatever the provocation.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

There is a lovely site on obscure words called World Wide Words. Check the 'Random Page' for some goodies.

Although not at the top of his list, I have always rather liked tumescent.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Very true, but the more common version [as I understood it] is that someone is "narked" by events. Not that the person is narky.

I remember my mother using "narky" that way, thirty or forty years ago, but I can't recall hearing anybody else use it back then. Possibly it was only used within certain demographics? Or maybe she was ahead of her time; it wouldn't surprise me.