SKLONKLISH
An illustrated word of the day
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Gibbosity
gibbosity
\ji-ˈbä-sə-tē, gi-\
noun
: protuberance, swelling
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin
gibbosus
humpbacked, from Latin
gibbus
hump
The adjectival form is
gibbous
, a word we all know for its use in describing a swollen moon.
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