The 'Increase Your Vocabulary Snarry-style' Thread

[themostepotente]

Since my last 'Increase Your Vocabulary' post went over well, I thought I'd do another. This one is Snarry themed, and really all you need to do to participate are post words and their definitions that describe Snape and Harry individually. These words should be fairly uncommon. The whole point of this exercise is to learn new words or maybe pass on some of that superior intellect to your fellow ficcers.

I'll start.

Harry

Impetuous = Characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion; impulsive and passionate.

CAPSLOCK!HARRY anyone?

Snape

Aquiline = Curved or hooked like an eagle's beak: an aquiline nose.

I always liked this word to describe Snape's nose. Breaks the monotony of 'hooked' or 'beaky.'

Go to it, folks!

--P

Comments

[adaptor.livejournal.com]

Harry

Ephemeral = Short lived, fleeting, usually used to describe something lovely that dies quickly.

Peripatetic = aimless, itinerant; one who walks... I've seen it used to describe a traveler's soul and/or to do something without consistancy or regimen, just as the moment takes you.

Contumacious = opposing righful authority, obstinate,


Snape

Saturnine = Morose, gloomy. I've also seen it used to indicate bookish (with heavy influence of morose, gloomy).

Erudite = Deeply read, learned.

Abstemious = Sparing in food or drink (or pleasures, as I've seen it used), temperate, sober.

And, to top it all off...

Contumelious = contemptuous, insolent, proudly rude. ;-)

[aimlesscoyote.livejournal.com]

Oooooooh! props on "contumacious" and particularly "contumelious." I actually had to look that one up!

*Snaps fingers in approval*

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

Contumacious = opposing righful authority, obstinate

I think Snape would agree. *G*