30 Obscure Words People Should Use More Often According To Wordsmiths

The English language has more words than any of us will ever know, but that hasn’t stopped people from finding a few hidden gems worth dusting off.

Today’s collection is all about the obscure words that deserve a little more love.

Some of them are weirdly specific, others are just fun to say, and a few are surprisingly useful once you know they exist.

Word nerds, casual scrollers, and anyone tired of using the same five adjectives over and over can all find something to appreciate here.

We rounded up some of the best suggestions floating around this Reddit post, so you don’t have to crack open an ancient dictionary to stumble across something good.

Take a scroll, pick a few favorites, and maybe casually drop one into a conversation later just to see who notices.

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