word of the day - fecund

[scottobear]

fecund \FEE-kuhnd; FEK-uhnd\, adjective:
1. Capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful; prolific.
2. Intellectually productive or inventive.

Fecund comes from Latin fecundus, "fruitful, prolific." The noun form is fecundity.

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

*nods

A nice compliment that sounds like an insult.

"You've a really fecund mind, don't you!"

[pageeater.livejournal.com]

*SLAP!*

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

*rubs jaw*

Aw well.. just as well. I probably deserved one form somewhere else. :)