Word of the Day: SUPERNACULAR

ETYMOLOGY
from supernaculum (a drink to be consumed to the last drop; a wine of the highest quality; anything excellent of its kind) + -ar

EXAMPLE
“…The last deposit will be made at Josh Hudson’s, to- morrow evening, when some spirited betting is expected. Both men are well, and something supernacular is expected …”

From: The Morning Chronicle
October 30, 1828
The Ring. Dick Curtis and Edwards

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