amphigouri
amphigouri is the alternative form of amphigory.
Meaning of amphigory
Noun
amphigory (plural amphigories)
- A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, which is meaningless despite possibly appearing to have meaning.
- There is always a danger that a poet, in search after the infinitely ingenious, may lapse into amphigory, into sheer absurdity and triviality, which Cowper, in spite of his elegant lightness, does not always escape.1919, Edmund Gosse, “The Lyrical Poetry of Thomas Hardy”, in Some Diversions of a Man of Letters, London: Heinemann, page 253
Forms of amphigouri
| plural | amphigouris |
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Origin of amphigouri
French amphigouri.
Questions about amphigouri
- What is amphigouri the alternative form of?
- Amphigouri is the alternative form of amphigory.
Words near amphigouri in the dictionary
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