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pixilated or pixillated (PIK-suh-layt-id) adjective
1. Mentally unbalanced; eccentric. 2. Whimsical. [From pixie, a mischievous fairylike creature.] "Robert De Niro redeems himself after his disastrous work in `The Fan' by displaying a refreshing flair for screwball comedy as Bessie's pixilated physician, Dr. Wally." James Verniere, `Marvin's Room' Hits Home, Boston Herald, Jan 10, 1997. This week's theme: words to describe people. ............................................................................ Men of genius are often dull and inert in society, as a blazing meteor when it descends to earth, is only a stone. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet (1819-1892) What to give to those who have everything? Give the gift of words. Here is a gift that keeps on giving. To enter a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day, please visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html or ask them to subscribe themselves at http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscribe.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/pixilated.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/pixilated.ram
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