Word of the Day 05/23/22 Paludal
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Paludal (adjective)
paludal [ puh-lood-l, pal-yuh-dl ]
ADJECTIVE
1. of or relating to marshes.
2. produced by marshes, as miasma or disease.
OTHER WORDS FROM PALUDAL
post·pa·lu·dal, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO PALUDAL
soggy, boggy, fenny, miry, moory, mucky, quaggy
See synonyms for paludal on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1810–20; from Latin palūd- (stem of palūs ) “swamp, marsh” + -al
HOW TO USE PALUDAL IN A SENTENCE
As long as the paludal theory held sway, the chemical interpretation of this identity of the product in every latitude was easy.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, NO. 458, OCTOBER 11, 1884|VARIOUS
Paludal or malarial pharyngitis may arise from the same causes as malarial fevers.
A SYSTEM OF PRACTICAL MEDICINE BY AMERICAN AUTHORS, VOL. II|VARIOUS
In the Roman states alone, sixty thousand perish every year from this paludal influence.
MARTYRIA|AUGUSTUS C. HAMLIN
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paludal [ puh-lood-l, pal-yuh-dl ]
ADJECTIVE
1. of or relating to marshes.
2. produced by marshes, as miasma or disease.
OTHER WORDS FROM PALUDAL
post·pa·lu·dal, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO PALUDAL
soggy, boggy, fenny, miry, moory, mucky, quaggy
See synonyms for paludal on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1810–20; from Latin palūd- (stem of palūs ) “swamp, marsh” + -al
HOW TO USE PALUDAL IN A SENTENCE
As long as the paludal theory held sway, the chemical interpretation of this identity of the product in every latitude was easy.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, NO. 458, OCTOBER 11, 1884|VARIOUS
Paludal or malarial pharyngitis may arise from the same causes as malarial fevers.
A SYSTEM OF PRACTICAL MEDICINE BY AMERICAN AUTHORS, VOL. II|VARIOUS
In the Roman states alone, sixty thousand perish every year from this paludal influence.
MARTYRIA|AUGUSTUS C. HAMLIN
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.