Friendlily

Friendlily
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Try this one, wordsmiths!

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Incredibly, “friendlily” is the adverb form of “friendly”! As in: “‘It’s so great to see you!’ he said friendlily.”

Here are some more funny words that sound fake, but are totally real.

Unlighten

Unlighten
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How about this one?

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Did we get you again with Bill Bouldin’s made up “joke words”? “Unlighten” isn’t a word, but if it was, we wish it was a facetious opposite of “enlighten” – to learn a piece of knowledge so ridiculous or useless that it actually seems to lessen your intelligence.

These 11 irregular plural words sound completely wrong – but aren’t!

Batholith

Batholith
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Do you think this one is real?

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“Batholith” might sound like a less intimidating relative of Harry Potter’s basilisk monster, but it’s actually a geological term. It describes a large quantity of igneous rock that’s crystallised below the earth’s surface.

Absquatulate

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This one’s a doozy!

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“Absquatulate” doesn’t mean doing squats in an attempt to improve your abs – but it is real! It means to flee or abruptly leave.

Check out these 30 fancy words that will make you sound smarter.

Toximble

Toximble
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Tick, tock – is “toximble” a word?

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Did you get this one right, word nerds? “Toximble” is nothing but gibberish.

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