Word: Liltotes
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stonepicnicking_okapiWednesday's word is a term from poetry...
...litotes.
A form of ironic understatement that often incorporates a negative to create a positive, such as 'not a bad idea,' for example the line from Beowulf: [the sword] was not useless to the warrior [meaning the sword was helpful].
...litotes.
A form of ironic understatement that often incorporates a negative to create a positive, such as 'not a bad idea,' for example the line from Beowulf: [the sword] was not useless to the warrior [meaning the sword was helpful].
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Date: 2026-04-16 07:08 am (UTC)