Joyfully Retired

Wondrous Words Wednesday is sponsored by Kathy at Bermuda Onion’s Weblog. This is the time when I show you some new words I’ve learned this week.

My words this week all come from Crossed Wires by Rosy Thornton. This is a lovely novel set in modern-day England so some of the terms in the book are foreign to me. Fun, none-the-less.

1.  fug: “Door’s open,” she lip-read, and stepped round the side and into the overheated fug.

fug (fəg) British meaning warm stuffy or smoky atmosphere in a room.

2.  veridian: And this time her expression softened and the laughter was back; it gleamed not far beneath the viridian surface as, catching a movement, she turned her glance toward . . .

veridian (vəˈridēən) means the bluish-green color of something. In this sentence it means her eyes.

3.  fens: . . . there had been nothing that could be called rain for several days, leaving the tinder as dry as could be expected in foggy autumn fens.

fens are low and marshy or frequently flooded areas of land.

4.  stertorously: He laid down his cupk rukkaged for a large, old-fashioned cotton handkerchief (Mum had always produced these from some secret stash when anyone had a cold) and blew his nose stertorously.

stertorously means breathing noisy and labored.

To see all the new words gathered this week, visit Kathy. What new words have you found this week?