2009-02-12

pbray: (Roar)
2009-02-12 01:47 pm
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Bringing forth fire

Gacked from [livejournal.com profile] kristine_smith: Each year, hundreds of words are dropped from the English language. Your job, should you choose to accept it--save one. Just hit the adopt-a-word link, and go from there.

My word is igniparous which means bringing forth fire. Sample usages provided were:
The heroes were scorched by the dragon's igniparous emanation.

We were all amazed at Mr. Copperfield's igniparous act until we discovered a box of matches up his sleeve.


Alternate definitions found on the web include:
1) Producing fire
2) Giving "birth" to fire
3) Experiencing a burning sensation during the birth of a child.

Yeah, not so much on number three.