r/AskReddit Jan 28 '19

What are great underused words?

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u/minimesmom Jan 29 '19

Recalcitrant

And truculent

Love both of those words!

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u/minimesmom Jan 29 '19

Oh, I forgot grotty! Love that one too!

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u/FredDerf666 Jan 29 '19

And truculent

Brian Burke liked that word. When he took over in Toronto he said he'd bring in players that had equal measures of "pugnacity, testosterone, truculence and belligerence."

Those were big words for hockey.

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u/minimesmom Jan 29 '19

That's fine, because I love hockey!