RE: compound word usage

["Dori Green" <dgreen -at- associatedbrands -dot- com>]

Gordon McLean wrote:

"obstreperusness"

Now THERE'S a word you don't hear everyday!! ;-)

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And it's with even less frequency that we see it spelled correctly:

obstreperousness.

Dori Green

...who only knows about "obstreperousness" because she was looking for synonyms for "capricious" to see if they were also based on animals (caprines/goats, who are well-described by "capricious").  No, there is no such critter as an obstreper, but the definition of "obstreperous" does include a reference to boisterous children.  Which, although a bit sexist, does carry the possibility of a relationship to boys.

Just reminding myself to lighten up with the word thang today.  

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