Dictionary induced query

Jul 05, 2006 13:48

Is there a way to turn genius into an adjective? Is there an adjective that somehow encompasses the meaning of the word genius? No, not brilliant, that's boring and not what I want. I need something no one in their right mind would use in every day conversation, because, let's be honest, it's Ray talking, and Ray, if he was better with English, ( Read more... )

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tsukikoushi July 5 2006, 20:15:56 UTC
I do b'leeve the adjectival form of 'genius' is 'ingenious'.

... well, okay, probably not strictly so, but.

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startredder July 5 2006, 20:18:30 UTC
But that'll work, I think. I mean, as long as we continue to exist in a world where 'geniusal' isn't a word.

Thus spoke the world's Best English Major Ever.

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tsukikoushi July 5 2006, 20:21:05 UTC
I suppose you could also use, say, 'masterful'. Or 'superlative'. Or 'the most awesome genius what ever done geniused in Geniusland'.

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startredder July 5 2006, 20:22:47 UTC
Oooh. I /do/ like superlative. 'Geniusland', however, hardly seems an appropriate word to use to describe somewhere Dustin is, as long as Erik's in the same general vicinity. Ba dum DUM.

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tigersong July 6 2006, 01:07:22 UTC
The sad thing is that genitourinary is a word of common parlance in my world of health science.

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