this is an admittedly stupid thing to make a thread over but I can't remember a certain word.
I know it's often used in context of relationships with other people. I can't think of a good definition but an example would be like if two friends sit and constantly tell each other to kill themselves or tell them they're worthless it may seem harsh on the outside but in the context of their relationship there's a certain yin and yang quality to how they speak.
Some phrases you associate with bad things are their way of communicating positive feelings and whatnot. An understanding that certain qualities take on different meanings under different circumstances with different people.
Any ideas?
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Idiosyncracy?
no, none of these. I don't know if this helps but it may have started with a c (though i always say something like that and then it's something totally different)
Maybe a different example: two homeless drug addicts on the street that abuse each other but still love and get along with each other despite their outwardly harsh behavior. That type of intense, dire relationship I guess
camraderie?
Not it either. Maybe it wasn't a c lmao.
I think I'm putting too much focus on the 'aggressive words that mean something nice' angle. When I think of camaraderie I think of guys busting each others balls for fun.
Maybe think Gomez and Morticia Addams. It's easy to condemn them based solely on their outward appearance and likes but, when you get to know them, they're kind and loving people.
The word I'm thinking of is sort of the opposite of a black and white condemnation of someone/thing. Like looking at the Northern Lights where they're not really one concrete shape and it fluctuates a lot.
well, shit. any of these, or am i swerving way off track?
Similar concept, yeah. I think multi-faceted is an ok synonym but also kind of flat.
FRICK this is killing me
Kaleidoscopic is a great visual representation of what I'm thinking of, similar to the Northern Lights example I mentioned. A lot of shapes and colors that may not always stay the same but the general shape is always there
In the relationship context: sometimes they do awful, aggressive things to each other with little to no regard for the others' safety/feelings (destroying the idea of a normal relationship) but also turning around and caring for each other when need be. It's still a relationship, just in a very unorthodox and peculiar way
could you perhaps place it in an example sentence or two for us? might help other anons hear the music
Damn this is gonna be hard lol
>I said to my estranged brother "We have a very [BLANK] relationship where it's always giving and taking, whether that be giving each other headaches or taking the time to talk to each other."
>When I think back to that time frame, it's a constant wave form, [BLANK] in the way it sways downwards for a few days and then up the next, over and over again with no real pattern.
That's not a constant wave form...
Anon I'm posting on IQfy, I'm not exactly grade A material lmao
I don't even know what a constant wave form is in the sense you mean, I was just trying to describe a wave that keeps moving continuously
Inchoate?
nope
it's going to end up being something so stupid simple I swear...
...is it sarcasm?
Brotherhood
I would beat you up if you used this word irl
Contentious? That would work in the first example:
>I said to my estranged brother "We have a very contentious relationship where it's always giving and taking, whether that be giving each other headaches or taking the time to talk to each other."
i feel like this satisfies the first part of what i was talking about but not the ebb and flow of going from nice to mean/appearing nice or mean at different points
Fluctuating.
colloquial, oscillating, or undulating. thosr are my three guesses
Oscillate
Complicated
Unconditional?
Omg this is it, thank you anon
fricks sake
Omg this it, thank you anon
If it is, you give really shitty examples where you probably shouldn't use the word
I feel like you're using it wrong
OP here, not the word I'm thinking of lol
This word does not exist. You made it up in your delusional head. You are searching for a needle in a haystack but the needle isn't there
or I've been using a word completely wrong for my entire life and I'm describing it horribly. that, or I'm remembering using a certain word when in fact I used something else
Are you a native English speaker? Perhaps you;re thinking of a word in a different language which doesn't exist in English?
Codependency? It doesn't really fit your examples but I can see how people would mistake it for those examples
>Codependency
I think that's too material of a word in the sense that it relates solely to person to person things. I'm 90% sure it's used often used with relationships but not intrinsically related to that.
The word I'm thinking of (I'm pretty sure) can relate to really anything: machines, a certain places weather/people/mood, nature
I believe the concept I'm trying to describe is that of an adjective lmao
I can think of an antonym to that with a c: cloying
complementary?
not it, all I can think of it geometry lmao
pretty sure it's a shorter word as well
compatible?
not it either
maybe it begins with ch?
chemistry?
not it. I think even shorter words than that.
maybe this helps?
Chompatible?
Well, unless it's slipped your mind already for a few days, it'll probably come back shortly. Usually the mind manages to sort these things out without your conscious meddling, somehow, so maybe in a couple hours you could remember it. Come tell us when/if you do because I always enjoy these. It's usually so far off the mark, as you pointed out, that it's its own little comedy, and I do enjoy them.
>Well, unless it's slipped your mind already for a few days
I've been thinking about this for a while now lmao
It sucks because it's right on the tip of my tongue and I can visually see the idea it describes but the word just escapes me.
Honestly a form of torture
commiserate
not it, i feel that's really off the mark
maybe not a c word?
no lol
Codependent?
may God, Jesus and The Bear forgive me for typing this but you're looking for "tsundere"
I puked in my mouth a little. Please stay in your containment board.
jargon?
Ribbing, raillery, bantz
cynism
ce la vie
Synchronistic?
no dice
IQfy I thought your smart
Why don't you want to help
The first word that come to mind are:
>vitriolic (filled with bitter criticism or malice)
Friends who are constantly nasty to each other and seem extremely quarrelsome are often describe as "vitriolic best buds," to the point that this is the trope's name on TVTropes.
Others include:
>quarrelsome ("a quarrelsome duo")
>bellicose ("bellicose buddies")
>pugnacious ("pugnacious pals")
>cantakerous ("a cantankerous friendship")
symbiotic
Fractious?
Capricious?
Banter lul
sneed
Comiserate
See:
https://www.powerthesaurus.org/of_one_mind/synonyms
none of these. I don't know if this makes sense but they're too material, like I said before.
Frick man, I don't even know if what I'm thinking of even has a word lol
Rapport
Frick you butthole. It's not my job to research whatever positive/negative connotation you're looking for
dumb frogposter
Go fricking open a dictionary or thesaurus dude
You think I'm gonna waste my time
>open a dictionary or thesaurus dude
ok now what
wasteposting
Perchance
You can't just say perchance.
Rant?
?
simpatico sounds similar to it in the sense that it's a foreign word. maybe what I'm thinking of is?
The synonyms here seem too cut and dry knowing their definitions.
The Northern Lights example where I said it can't be fully confined to one thing and is always moving I think is my best foot forward with this.
I swear this is not a joke or a meme and I'm not trying to yank your collective chains for fun, I'm legitimately in an almost moral panic over this
Nebulous
no, but this is the first word that's really been on a strong track. a science-esque term describing something as vague that can also be applied to relationships.
FRICK it is right on the tip of my tongue
Ambiguous.
not it. ironically too "ambiguous" of a word for what I'm thinking of
not it either but closer than above
both are too Bela Lugosi (ironic considering I'm the one who brought up The Addams Family)
Gaseous. Vaporous. Ethereal.
>Gaseous. Vaporous
Too scientific
>Ethereal
Too happy of a connotation
Ambivalent.
Too wishy-washy in its meaning
I may have to cut my losses and just convince myself it was nebulous lmao
You mean to tell me that you sent me on a wild goose chase and in the end you’re gonna go with my first entry? That’s some trifling shit.
it was a joke relax lmao
I'm a little low on hope at the moment
frick it then, let's keep going
Questionable. Dubious. Equivocal. Wavering. Dithering.
None of these.
I think you really had something on that science route with nebulous
Opaque?
no, definition is too rigid and doesn't allow for the ebb and flow i mentioned before
like hell you do. too late to stop now. we're seeing this one through
Amorphous
Chaotic?
Cryptic. Enigmatic. I really want to crack this motherfricker now.
transgender
moronic
OP here, just wanted to say you've been TROLLED hahahaha, I'm not searching for any word
Okay, Mr. Anonymous (32).
friendly bump
(this thing is starting to drive me insane too)
Abstruse?
Connotation.
Lololololol thank you thank you thank you so much.
not it.
not it either
I'm beginning to think it's gotta be some word that I just now realized I've been using horrifically wrong my entire live
Crepuscular
no
no
Minutiae
frick you IQfy, you're useless
i've found it myself
stop pretending to be me moron
use a trip next time gayet
mercurial
Gave you the damn word a day ago but you never replied. Just attention seeking at this point.
This. I've sent OP a private message,.why he still pretends to not know the word is beyond me.
But seriously OP, I think sociologists would know the word you seek.
>But seriously OP, I think sociologists would know the word you seek.
i can't tell if this another joke or not lol
I mean, I'll try anything at this point
Cheeky?
nope
sparring, brawling, hyperbole?
none of the above
oscillating is the closest in meaning of the three, but not it
no, but the definition is close. maybe something that can oscillate between "acrid; corrosive" and the opposite, while still having good intentions underneath the both
>close
>begins with a C
Caustic.
no, but on track with the science-esque term like nebulous was.
the actual definition has half of what I'm looking for. is there a fancier word for oscillating with the other requirements I've been mentioning?
Cyclic
exactly what I asked for and I applaud you for that, but not the word. that's impressive though
Lmfaoo, you just might be right.
Thoughts OP?
Congruent
>two friends sit and constantly tell each other to kill themselves
You watch too much weebshit. People don't do this in real life. There's light ribbing and ballbusting between friends but humans aren't cliche anime archetypes.
Cosine
Acrimonious
are you sure it’s not capricious
Acerbic
this, along with nebulous and caustic, are front runners to the right track. Acerbic fits syllable wise in my head but that doesn't mean anything. I only vaguely remember hearing this word before
not it
not it
Ascorbic.
i've actually never heard of this word. still not it, but neat
Fuliginous
Erratic
neither
Where did you hear it first?
the word I'm thinking of or one of those two?
the answer for both is I don't know. I'm still almost certain it's a science-esque word
sadly, no
Protean
Posting to help this SHIT THREAD hit bump limit sooner
Dialectical, muddled, versatile?
Of course not.
international
no and no
Esoteric
Are you describing a symbiotic relationship, one that may not necessarily always incorporate agreements?
by looking at the definition, yes it appears that's exactly what I'm describing. symbiotic isn't the word though
comorbidity?
no. when I think of that I think of illnesses. although, it is vaguely science related
codependence
reciprocity
euphemistic
symbiotic
Actually, OP, I found the exact word you're looking for, although it's used in a social context, not scientific. The word is dysphemism.
>dysphemism
damn, that's really close definition wise. I've never heard of this word either. I'll check out synonyms
is op still here i don't want to shout into the void
if so, please turing test yourself and draw something in ms paint so i know you're not a bot. actually, draw it in photopea.
that was harder than I anticipated.
I don't like technology
lol, thanks
can you answer these questions? You don't have to do all of them if you don't feel like it but I think they'd help.
> what does the word describe specifically? A situation, a feeling an outsider gets looking in, a feeling an insider gets talking to an outsider, a visual quality, a trope, etc
> Is the relationship actually good or bad? Hobos abusing each other is bad but the Addams are a good family
> What part of speech is it most commonly used as? Is it usually an adjective, adverb, noun?
> The word I'm thinking of (I'm pretty sure) can relate to really anything: machines, a certain places weather/people/mood, nature
> Can you describe what kind of these things it would be used in relation to? As in give an example that isn't a relationship
> What context is it heard in? Formal, informal, fiction, etc
> What made you think of it?
> Is it any of these? Counterintuitive, unconventional, insider, complex, chaotic, mosaic, misleading
>> what does the word describe specifically? A situation, a feeling an outsider gets looking in, a feeling an insider gets talking to an outsider, a visual quality, a trope, etc
to my knowledge, and I've said this before, it describes (or can be used to describe) a relationship between two things that, although aggressive on the surface, can easily fade to other, more 'regular' forms of relation that would be positive, all the while remaining positive in nature regardless. My brother and I tell each other to frick off and go kill ourselves among other things because that's how we understand 'love' but we also have moments of 'normal' interactions like talking about our emotions
>question 2
see above
>part of speech
I'd venture to say adjective, though I'm not entirely sure
>example that isn't relationship
it rains in Seattle a lot and is known for being rainy and drab and dreary to outsiders. it also can be sunny and warm and inviting. To people who live there, it's still Seattle with it's quirks and eccentricities exclusive to the city that can't really be contained to just one thing. Whether it rains or is sunny, it's still Seattle's weather 'talking' so to speak. One source, different tones of voice.
>context
almost certain it'd be formal.
>what made me think of it
was having a long convo with my brother and he asked me to describe our relationship
>any of these
closest would be mosaic in definition on a purely artistic level but no, it's none of those. they sound too common so to speak. I wouldn't consider the word I'm thinking of to be commonplace
So it's like getting to know someone/thing and developing your own "language," your own "signals," that are offputting to outsiders, but comforting/appealing to those in the know?
This seems to be what you're describing, but it's not at all like words you've said are similar, like nebulous. Or "dysphemism," that one makes me feel like you're trolling or don't really understand the meaning of words. If I could describe it in a phrase, maybe I'd say "one big inside joke," "way of life,"
Maybe customs, conventions, shibboleth, coded/secret code, acclimation? Reaching, maybe "mutually destructive?"
Moar info please
>Or "dysphemism," that one makes me feel like you're trolling or don't really understand the meaning of words
How so? It basically perfectly describes a relationship where negative phrases and terms are used as a form of endearment.
Maybe we're using a different dictionary. Mine says:
> a derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one, such as “loony bin” for “mental hospital."
As in, it refers to a class of words. It means "words that are euphemisms, but rather than making a thing sound better, it makes it sound worse."
I'm probably going to give up now because you're probably just thinking of some dumb word like coitus that we're never gonna guess cause you've misunderstood its meaning.
Webster-Merriam says: "the substitution of a disagreeable, offensive, or disparaging expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one"
Which is the opposite of a euphemism. Ie, using a bad word to obscure a meaning which is good. In other words, what is going on with OP as he stated in the original post.
>words that are euphemisms
Euphemism is the antonym of dysphemism, that's how I found it to begin with.
>or don't really understand the meaning of words
i wouldn't doubt it.
Nebulous was close for me because I think visually and have to/always attach a physical picture to a word or phrase to get it. When I think of a nebula I think of a wide reaching body of "stuff" more or less that shifts and changes shape while still remaining a nebula.
It's entirely possible I fricked this from the start this way, and I apologize. I'm not trolling, but maybe I didn't go about it the best way to get an answer
I'm probably going to give up now because you're probably just thinking of some dumb word like coitus that we're never gonna guess cause you've misunderstood its meaning.
completely understandable. thank you for your time. lot of sharp minds on lit
Colloquial ?
Ball busting
WE NEED TO FIND THE WORD. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
indeterminate
intricate
sinuous
impenetrable
incomprehensible
indiscernible
baffling
inconceivable
foreign
none of these
no, but the last two are on the right track with the science stuff
no
balanced
entropic
syntropic
Miasma
Tumultuous
none of these
scintillating? acerbic?
capricious????
What context did you hear the word in? Did you read it, did someone say it to you, and what were they talking about?
WE NEED MORE INFO OP
If I don't know for sure what word it is, how would I know lol
Like I said, I'm 90% sure I heard it in some science context, most likely in high school but I'm guessing
no
no, but it's close in meaning and general science-ishness (in that it's describing biology)
i feel like this is kind of like the word but with the edges taken off
back with the c words lol. i don't think it's these
CONGRUENT
not it
neither
no
Well you're outta luck. Just coin a new term. It almost sounds like a familial relationship, you fight your siblings but you back em up as well. Constans contra agon
>It almost sounds like a familial relationship, you fight your siblings but you back em up as well.
it's a stretch, but is there a specific word for this?
Love Without Anger - Devo
nice song lol i like devo
no
>If I don't know for sure what word it is, how would I know lol
Because if you cannot remember the context in which you've heard it, then it might be the case that you never heard it and were stuck for words that you never had. Most of the time when blanking on a word, people do not blank on all the contexts they've heard it in, because that is a different part of memory.
huh, never thought of that. in that case, maybe it is a case of a fake memory
misconstrued????
I would go with ambivalent
chameleonic
based isaak poster
contradictory
contrarious
Combative
Sinusoidal
Cholic
I would rape you if you said that shit irl
Bi-polar
Idiolect
Confluence
youre morons, IQfy. you dont even know the word i'm seeking. fricking losers. go jerk off to the greeks fricking nerds
please give me the fricking word. i'm writing a book. you motherfrickers
scatological
just to recap: according to OP, the word is NOT among the following
>abstruse
>acclimation
>acerbic
>acrimonious
>ambiguous
>ambivalent
>amorphous
>ascorbic
>baffling
>balanced
>banter
>bellicose
>bipolar
>brawling
>brotherhood
>c'est la vie
>camaraderie
>cantankerous
>capricious
>caustic
>chameleonic
>chaotic
>cheeky
>chemistry
>cholic
>chompatible
>codependency
>colloquial
>combative
>commiserate
>comorbidity
>compatible
>complementary
>complex
>confluence
>congruent
>connotation
>contentious
>contradictory
>contrarious
>conventions
>counterintuitive
>crepuscular
>cryptic
>customs
>cyclic
>cynicism
>dialectical
>dithering
>dubious
>dynamic
>dysphemism
>enigmatic
>entropic
>equivocal
>erratic
>esoteric
>ethereal
>euphemistic
(1/2)
>fluctuating
>foreign
>fractious
>fuliginous
>gaseous
>hyperbole
>idiolect
>idiosyncracy
>impenetrable
>inchoate
>incomprehensible
>inconceivable
>indeterminate
>indiscernible
>insider
>international
>intricate
>jargon
>kaleidoscopic
>mercurial
>miasma
>minutiae
>misconstrued
>misleading
>mosaic
>muddled
>nebulous
>opaque
>oscillating
>perchance
>protean
>pugnacious
>quarrelsome
>questionable
>raillery
>rant
>rapport
>reciprocity
>moronic
>ribbing
>scintillating
>shibboleth
>simpatico
>sinuous
>sinusoidal
>sneed
>sparring
>symbiotic
>synchronistic
>syntropic
>transgender
>tumultuous
>unconditional
>unconventional
>undulating
>vaporous
>versatile
>vitriolic
>wavering
(2/2)
Oh shit, I think I know what word you mean OP. You still here?
yes lol I've been checking in. please tell me I'm going to go insane
OP here, yes.
I am a native English speaker and don't know enough words in another language for this to be a problem lol
...yeah. I feel like an butthole that you all have gone through this with nothing. On the plus side, nebulous, caustic, and acerbic were the closest in feel and requirements
It can't be "toxic" relationship... can it?
Please tell me that's now what you're looking for, OP...
toxic isn't it lol rest assured
Thank fck. I detest that expression.
It seems to to be indicative of this board's merit that it took so long for someone to propose it.
lol
it seems to be indicative of how fricking stupid you think OP is for describing the word "toxic" as being related to seattle weather
Not him, and plenty of terms itt wouldn't be applicable to weather, but acid rain in Washington state was a huge deal since the 80s because of the heavy reliance on the timber industry
what op means is a word that describes something hard to grasp; something that seems one way to outsiders, but is actually very complex and multifaceted on the inside
Is Seattle weather hard to grasp and seems one way to outsiders but is actually very complex and multifaceted? Because
was talking about those things and raining half the year is not really multifaceted no matter what a meth head hipster from Seattle tried to convince you of to buy his shitty chapbook
Would have killed him for that.
It could have been a cosmic troll, but OP decided not to abuse his power in this way.
Agathokakological?
>A wild Alexander Theroux appeared!
Kismesissitude?
never heard of that lol. no
OP, I've found the word you've been looking for, but if you want it, it will cost you a pretty penny. Payment should be arranged in Monero.
chromatic
negative
Fraternal? In any case it's a lot like what close siblings do, with their private references, lexicon, assorted modes of telepathy. Had a lot of that with my closest sister, and a guy I did a lot of nightclubbing with. The exclusivity of cliques & cults & camp follows a similar pattern of family-feeling when it comes to highly specific social context in shades of meaning. There are even poets whose whole manner is highly connotative, which is also to say intimate. Intimates, co-conspirators, confederates, etc.
Tease or teaser?
Organic
Guys maybe we should contact and ask an expert at this point. A professor of, I don't know what.
A complicated relationship
Involuted
Is the word you're looking for "dynamic"?
Congenial?
too nice a word
neither
So do I lol
I just want to know the word. Please remember OP
Antagonistic
Agonistic
you know what? unironically ask reddit. ask everybody you know. set up a group chat with all your relatives, college friends, and high school classmates. get as many people as you can. we need all the power in the world. offer a reward for the word.
It's going to be like that picture of the guy that people saw in their dreams and send out fliers with a hotline under it lol
Sucessful bait thread. Congrats.
we might have to gather the board's biggest brains and invent this word…and send someone back in time to plant it in OP's past
i'm all for it lmao
We're here. The word is "opisagay," pronounced /ope-IZ-uh-gay/, an adjective used to describe something that is nebulous, vague and incomprehensible; something whose complexity is only understood in its entirety by a very small few who are intimately familiar with it.
guys close down shop i think we got the word
Do you really say 'Ope' instead of 'Oh-Pee'?
Am I the crazy one here?
i say ope. what's wrong with you? have you unrionically been sounding out the letters? oh no no no no
persiflage
not it
Aufheben
no
Covalent
not it
lol
scornful? sardonic? choleric? irascible? copacetic? bickering? carping? caviling? uh...contumely? (shoutout to Shakespeare for having taught me that one long ago)
none of these
Pic related?
pretty much, yeah. almost exactly what I'm looking to describe
one of the best IQfy threads in a long time
idiomatic
not it
Mordant/Mordancy
ADJECTIVE
•(especially of humor) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting:
"a mordant sense of humor"
•Bitingly sarcastic:
"mordant satire."
•Incisive and trenchant:
"an inquisitor's mordant."
What a stupid fricking thread
what a stupid fricking reply
i thought you meant dichotomal at first, but now im not so sure
yeah, not it
Just to clarify OP, is it strictly a positive word? or can it generally be used to describe a relationship or situation that is changing/context dependent/altered by circumstances, that can ultimately be either positive or negative?
I would say it's more of the latter. Pretty sure it can describe something across many contexts and the positive/negative connotation is all in what you're talking about
Parasitic? Virulent? Serpentine?
>Virulent
this is a strong contender. it relates to diseases (which my brother and I had a class about in school) and can be used as a word for 'hostile or malicious' behavior. There's nothing about the opposite (looks one way but is actually multi-faceted on the inside) I keep talking about but as another anon suggested, that may've been a false memory on my part.
I'll see what some other anons say but this may in fact be it
neither
is it a word that would 'pop' as unusual or tryhard if it appeared in the sentence examples you posted upthread, or would it 'flow' with the sentence?
Virulent guy here, it seems pretty right to me or its something like miasmatic or pernicious, pestilent and infectious seem too disease related
>I'll see what some other anons say but this may in fact be it
Pretty gay thread of it's gonna end with "this is probably it"
Really homie. Virulent.
>Boy, I sure love meeting up with the bros and getting up to some splendid, mmmmm, virulent behaviour..
Kys
>>Boy, I sure love meeting up with the bros and getting up to some splendid, mmmmm, virulent behaviour..
lmao that is the funniest thing i've read on IQfy
it would definitely pop as tryhard. our friendgroup are a bunch of nerds
i told you, i think in pictures. in the way i was trying to use this word i think my wires got crossed in trying to visualize this word and trying to visualize my relationship with my brother. some anon called it early on saying it would probably end up being something stupid lol
>It's usually so far off the mark, as you pointed out, that it's its own little comedy,
how the FRICK is virulent anything like your descriptions? frick you OP
I thought it was right on the tip of your tongue? Shouldn't the word you're looking for get a more assured reaction out of you than "this is a strong contender ... this MAY in fact be it"?
It would somehow be more disappointing and lame than him not finding the word at all.
Acrid, Elliptic
Homogenous, Complementary, Reciprocal, Mutual
none of these
Eccentric
This is the funniest thread I've ever seen on IQfy.
invidious
Glib, haphazard, invective, vituperation, fulmination, obloquy, scurrility, acrimonious, corrosive, caustic, sardonic...vitriolic?
I can't be bothered to read all of this.
Did OP find his word?
not yet!
Just sleep on it or its amazing bait
Right now 'virulent' is the strongest contender
My try : homoerotic.
I'm starting to think the word will turn out to be some relatively obscure proper noun that's turned into an adjective.
i wouldn't doubt it
OP, is this word how you could describe when that guy in the movie Predator says "bunch of slack jawed homosexuals 'round here!"? Friendly verbal jousting?
I think it's time for OP to rewrite his paragraph.
It's telling OP would waste all this time looking for a fancy *adjective* rather than just develop the characters by describing an actual situation using plain nouns and verbs.
rowdy?
none of these
playful
scrappy
snappy
rough and tumble
waggish
bantering
whimsical
lighthearted
genial
kindred
flippant
insouciant
sanguine
affable
chummy
zany
giddy
Supposedly it is “science-like”
horseplay, mischievous, puckish, romping frolicking?
Copacetic :*~~)):)):)):))
The negation of the negation.
OP, is it a sociological or psychological word? Or what type of science are you referring to?
HOW THE FRICK IS IT NOT SYMBIOTIC??
volatile???
choleric
protean
mercurial
turbulent
fickle
fluid
wayward
mutable
labile
flighty
fluctuant
volcanic
tempestuous
transitional
transitory
transient
fitful
vacillating
permutable
skittish
transitive
prismatic
motley
heterogenous
discrepant
ephemeral
fugacious
evanescent
none of these
you make a good point. i also made similar remarks about nebulous, acerbic, and caustic, none of which are near virulent so I probably don't know this word as well as I thought I did
to my knowledge it wouldn't be either of those
Commensalistic/commensalism/commensal, coniferous, lethologica
duplicitous
>Duplicity comes from a Latin word meaning "double" or "twofold," and its original meaning in English has to do with a kind of deception in which you intentionally hide your true feelings or intentions behind false words or actions.
salacious?
Terms of endearment
This is clearly a demonstration to prove you can drive /lit insane by vaguely describing a word and insisting everybody offering a guess is wrong.
facetious
vicissitude
>simply invents the word
OP is a homosexual.
checked and checked
I got it OP, the word you're looking for is Black folk. You're welcome
bros, we're falling off..sorry to let you down op. it's been a wild ride, and i'm sure i speak for op and everyone itt when i say one couldn't ask for a finer buncha fellas when on the raging waters of language
do check back with us if you ever find it
I agree. Thank you all for your help, this was a wild ride and a lot of fun
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