BlueMoon🍄
@bluemoonmushroom.bsky.social
The definitions of words I didn’t know when I read them in books. A collection. Occasional fungi pics.
Truculent
Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant
Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant
December 28, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Truculent
Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant
Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant
Impecunious
Having little or no money
Having little or no money
December 27, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Impecunious
Having little or no money
Having little or no money
Advent aardvark artwork achieved 🎄 @mooseallain.bsky.social
December 24, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Advent aardvark artwork achieved 🎄 @mooseallain.bsky.social
Maladroit
Inefficient or inept; clumsy
Inefficient or inept; clumsy
December 1, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Maladroit
Inefficient or inept; clumsy
Inefficient or inept; clumsy
Incunabulum
An early printed book, especially one printed before 1501
An early printed book, especially one printed before 1501
November 30, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Incunabulum
An early printed book, especially one printed before 1501
An early printed book, especially one printed before 1501
I don’t have my fungi book with me to identify this one but it’s #fungifriday #fungifriends
November 29, 2024 at 5:33 PM
I don’t have my fungi book with me to identify this one but it’s #fungifriday #fungifriends
Vertiginous
Extremely high or steep.
Relating to or affected by vertigo.
Extremely high or steep.
Relating to or affected by vertigo.
November 29, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Vertiginous
Extremely high or steep.
Relating to or affected by vertigo.
Extremely high or steep.
Relating to or affected by vertigo.
Apparatchik
A member of the communist party apparat
Apparat
The administrative system of a communist party, especially in a communist country
A member of the communist party apparat
Apparat
The administrative system of a communist party, especially in a communist country
November 28, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Apparatchik
A member of the communist party apparat
Apparat
The administrative system of a communist party, especially in a communist country
A member of the communist party apparat
Apparat
The administrative system of a communist party, especially in a communist country
Philhellene
A lover of Greece and Greek culture
A lover of Greece and Greek culture
November 26, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Philhellene
A lover of Greece and Greek culture
A lover of Greece and Greek culture
Soporific
Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
November 25, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Soporific
Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
November 22, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Asperity
Harshness of tone or manner
Harshness of tone or manner
November 21, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Asperity
Harshness of tone or manner
Harshness of tone or manner
Parsimonious
Very unwilling to spend money or use resources
Very unwilling to spend money or use resources
November 20, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Parsimonious
Very unwilling to spend money or use resources
Very unwilling to spend money or use resources
Isthmus
A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land
A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land
November 19, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Isthmus
A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land
A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land
Obsequies
Funeral rites
Funeral rites
November 18, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Obsequies
Funeral rites
Funeral rites
Serried
(Of rows of people or things) standing close together
(Of rows of people or things) standing close together
November 17, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Serried
(Of rows of people or things) standing close together
(Of rows of people or things) standing close together
Salubrious
Health-giving; healthy
(Of a place) pleasant; not run down
Health-giving; healthy
(Of a place) pleasant; not run down
November 16, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Salubrious
Health-giving; healthy
(Of a place) pleasant; not run down
Health-giving; healthy
(Of a place) pleasant; not run down
Inchoate
Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary
Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary
November 15, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Inchoate
Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary
Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary
Fungi Friday 🍄
Oak Bracket
Inonotus dryadeus
Oak Bracket
Inonotus dryadeus
November 15, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Fungi Friday 🍄
Oak Bracket
Inonotus dryadeus
Oak Bracket
Inonotus dryadeus
Moil
Move around in confusion or agitation.
Move around in confusion or agitation.
November 14, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Moil
Move around in confusion or agitation.
Move around in confusion or agitation.