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Was there ever a time in which one could speak of a "hevilled" person? Was anyone ever gruntled or gusted? Where do these negative words come from?

― JZ, Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:08 (twenty years ago)

The word is "dishevelled"

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:10 (twenty years ago)

the unkempt dictionary.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:10 (twenty years ago)

This thread hasn't left me feeling very gruntled

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

Get one OED, it'll tell you word origins.

― mike h. (mike h.), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

Why did this thread title make me think it would be about Boris Johnson?

(And why do I keep turning on the news and thinking it's him, when it's just that twat whose son got chucked out of Marlborough for having dodgy hair?)

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:13 (twenty years ago)

if you're uneasy, you're nervous.
if you're easy, you get laid a lot.
that's just sillytalk.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:13 (twenty years ago)

I eat my food with gusto, damn you bet.

― The King's English (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:14 (twenty years ago)

find one etymology, you lazy person.

― elmo (allocryptic), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:14 (twenty years ago)

so ruley you people are

― zoostead (zoostead), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:15 (twenty years ago)

so contruction workers STROY and MOLISH buildings?

― The King's English (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:16 (twenty years ago)

and i'm a crepit young man?

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:18 (twenty years ago)

Before you remember something, must you first member it?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:18 (twenty years ago)

I wouldn't mind being molished. It sounds fun.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

nono, you have to member something before you dismember it, silly.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:20 (twenty years ago)

ok, ok, ok, ok... point taken. My thread is neither plorable, appointing, nor mal.

― JZ, Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:28 (twenty years ago)

find one etymology, you lazy person.

otm. the "molish" part of "demolish" is from the latin word for "to build." "remember" is from middle english and old french. < /dictionary.com>

― s/c (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

also:

[Middle English discheveled, from Old French deschevele, past participle of descheveler, to disarrange the hair : des-, apart; see dis- + chevel, hair (from Latin capillus).]

― s/c (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:34 (twenty years ago)

http://www.etymonline.com/

― Steve.n. (sjkirk), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:35 (twenty years ago)

to disarrange the hair

...::drools::

― I Dream Of Sleep (kate), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 14:35 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, that's what I thought, that I'd need more hair to look dishevelled, as it is I just look fucked.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:53 (twenty years ago)

I made some viled eggs for a party once.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:55 (twenty years ago)

i was deshabille at a party once.

― and I can walk out into the world, singing with my people (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:57 (twenty years ago)

If you only have one leg, do you wear apers?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:58 (twenty years ago)

if you have three legs, do you wear triapers?

― and I can walk out into the world, singing with my people (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 16:58 (twenty years ago)

when something good happens, is it an aster?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:02 (twenty years ago)

Who sang the "Chained Melody"?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

You guys are ruthless. Completely without ruth.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

i was deshabille at a party once.

Sounds like some party, jbr.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

was there lots of witty partee?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

What's with the baby talk, Huk, I thought you had gressed out of that stage?

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:07 (twenty years ago)

I guess I'm just growing down.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

I think I just gurgitated a little in my mouth. Oh oh. I did it again.

― shanecavanaugh (shanecavanaugh), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:30 (twenty years ago)

don't tagonize me!

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:56 (twenty years ago)

I am quite adequately whelmed, thank you.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

whenever i need spiration, i come to you.

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:00 (twenty years ago)

You're the model of straint.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:01 (twenty years ago)

women often accuse me of ogyny.

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:12 (twenty years ago)

Is that ambivalence toward women?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:23 (twenty years ago)

i love me some womens and respect the shit out of em.

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 19:25 (twenty years ago)

spect, I think you mean, no andrew?

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 20:06 (twenty years ago)

You guys are ruthless. Completely without ruth.

This one's actually right - ruth is an old word for "compassion". I'm sure some of the others have ancient origins too!

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 20:11 (twenty years ago)

spect, I think you mean, no andrew?

-- M. White (deir...), August 23rd, 2005.

yes.

― --drew m. (andrewmorgan), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 20:37 (twenty years ago)

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