Incongruous Moi…
During my daily dip into dictionary.com in search of words with which to describe my discovery of the true meaning of life, I frequently uncover never before seen (with these eyes…) jewels. Such as this one…
cen·to [sen-toh] –noun, plural -tos.
1. a piece of writing, esp. a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
2. anything composed of incongruous parts; conglomeration.
3. Obsolete. a patchwork.
[Origin: 1595–1605; < Latin: centō patchwork quilt or curtain]
—Related forms
cen·ton·i·cal [sen-ton-i-kuhl] -adjective
cen·to·nism [sen-tn-iz-uhm]
cen·to·ni·za·tion [sen-tn-uh-zey-shuhn] -noun
Hmmmm … anything composed of incongruous parts … I do believe that centonical might provide an accurate descriptor of this blog site, nobodyasked.com
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could also be a multi-faceted jewel (the blog, I mean).
Awwww, Jean… I thought you meant me for just a moment there…
A cool word, sir. Thanks for sharing.
Early Friday evening mockery of the bubbler, “it is 5 inches” Roomie guaranteed, yardstick in hand.
centocynical … composed wholly of quotations or words from the last 3 or 4 post on this blog.
@ Kees: Excellent work! You earn Merit Badge of the day…
Cento: a minor coin nobody will bend over to pick up unless they are supertitious and it is heads up.
Mine is the floccipaucinihilipilificatory blog
Winston, if you were not a multi-faceted jewel you could not have a multi-faceted jewel of a blog :-).
I think you have this right on the money except my blog which echoes with resounding groans — often from your corner! LOL