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briefer

A more brief, concise, shorter, or simpler, word or phrase.

Thought the word "dysfunctional" is more common and has 1 syllable less, the word "inoperative" is briefer. The first has 13 letters and 4 syllables, the second has 11 letters and 5 syllables.

by but for February 13, 2019

articulation mechanics

The process of selecting the words which will best express one's thoughts and/or emotions, ordering and reordering those words in one's head, writing them down.

Unable to, as usual, easily put an idea she 'felt' into words, Serenata applied 'articulation mechanics' by selecting the words that best expressed her idea, ordering and reordering them in her head, and writing them in a notebook. She called that mental and physical process articulation mechanics.

by but for December 25, 2017

Mutual Repulsion

The way two or more people feel when they see or meet one another for the first time and feel repulsed by the way the other person looks, thinks (based on what they say and how they say it), acts, smells, sits, stands, walks, or runs.

From the day they met, Karen and Jose felt a mutual repulsion.

by but for October 21, 2017

unpreferential

A shorter way to say the word "non-preferential."

Apolitical, unbiased, or unpreferential individuals, media, speech, wording, or writing does not exist. Everyone is political, biased, and practices favoritism.

by but for April 15, 2022

Perfection Science

The branch of science which searches for the most effective ways to consistently achieve perfection in different fields.

The ever-increasing technological advances and the increase in absolutely or virtually perfect products and services that are now being sold spawned Perfection Science. The first step in a perfection science project is to identify the errors which prevent a person, place, thing, or activity from achieving perfection.

by but for October 3, 2017

indoor running

Walking or running inside one's residence to break stagnation and improve digestion.

I did indoor running—especially at night, in the small house I rented in Pharr, Texas I moved my bed away from the wall and ran around the house daily.

by but for September 27, 2018

manipulatives

Words intended to manipulate readers.

WORD COURT Prosecutor Makes a Book Reviewer's "Manipulatives" Bold and Underlined

by but for March 21, 2020