Andrew Neil is a wonderful journalist and interviewer, but what is not wonderful was the use of the word “adumbrate” which he used on the 25th of September 2020. What does “adumbrate” mean? It’s from the Latin adumbrat- meaning “shaded, shadowed”. It has three meanings in English: to overshadow, to foreshadow, and to outline. What is wrong with these fine Saxon words? Nothing. Let’s bin off this Latin monster and use our plain English instead.
© 2020 Bryan A. J. Parry
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How true! I didn’t even know of the word “adumbrate” until I read this post of thine, but I knew all three Saxon words. These are both far easier to understand and sweetler/clearer in meaning.
Thank you!