obuncous

comparative more obuncous · superlative most obuncous

1. archaicrareCrooked; bent.

   The rabble became obuncous towards the poet's scribbiling.–

   2013, Lexmilian S. R. B. de Mello, Percarus, [self-published through Xlibris]

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   Being easily exsuscitated, and an amnicolist fond of inescating fish and broggling, with an ineluctable desire for the amolition of care, I took a punt and descended the river in a snithy gale. The water being smooth, I felt I could venture with incolumity, as I was familiar with the obuncous river.

   1893 December 29, Samuel Conkey, “An Adventure with a Hackee”, in St. Nicholas, volume XXI, number 2, page 185

   Speaking of the garbage problem, why not incinerate some of our obuncous politicians?

   1916 December 16, “Perspective Impressions”, in Town Talk, volume XXVIII, number 1269, San Francisco, page 6

   Obuncous stake sweating the desk / In winter / For that matter, the ashen morning of loss

   2010 January 29, Brenda IIjima, “Panthering”, in If Not Metamorphic, Ahsahta Press, page 113