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Monday 30 January 7-by-many EXULTANT puzzle
« on: February 01, 2023, 02:10:02 AM »
LAXATE – you'll never guess it but it means to loosen...  :-P :-P :-P https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laxate
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Re: Monday 30 January 7-by-many EXULTANT puzzle
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2023, 04:25:46 AM »
The OED lists the word as obsolete (in all its forms).
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Re: Monday 30 January 7-by-many EXULTANT puzzle
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2023, 10:32:32 AM »
Dang...  :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Re: Monday 30 January 7-by-many EXULTANT puzzle
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2023, 03:44:15 PM »
Yes, the most recent example in the OED is from 1661, and it doesn't seem to be a word people might have come across in their reading of classic literature. I'll not be adding it.
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Re: Monday 30 January 7-by-many EXULTANT puzzle
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2023, 04:17:13 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D
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