Project Gutenberg 2019-03-03 Public domain in the USA. 242 Burgess, Gelett 1866 1951 Burgess, Frank Gelett Roth, Herb 1887 1953 Roth, Herbert 14015447 Burgess Unabridged: A new dictionary of words you have always needed Produced by Chuck Greif, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Burgess Unabridged: A New Dictionary of Words You Have Always Needed" by Gelett Burgess is a humorous and innovative dictionary written in the early 20th century. The book introduces a collection of whimsical, newly coined words aimed at expanding the English language to express contemporary thoughts and ideas more effectively. It reflects the author's playful approach to language and his desire to keep pace with the evolving needs of expression. The opening of "Burgess Unabridged" presents the author's inspiration and rationale behind creating this unique dictionary. Gelett Burgess explains that the English language is dynamic and must adapt to reflect modern experiences. He critiques existing dictionaries for being outdated and outlines his method of coining new words inspired by everyday emotions and situations that lack adequate terminology. With an engaging and humorous tone, he invites readers to explore these creative neologisms, emphasizing the importance and joy of language in capturing the essence of human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American wit and humor Vocabulary -- Humor English language -- New words -- Humor PS Text Category: Humour Category: Language & Communication 271540 2025-06-23T12:50:07.256453 text/html 265871 2021-01-24T11:46:07 text/html 2302452 2025-06-23T12:50:15.846398 application/epub+zip 2301639 2025-06-23T12:50:08.752492 application/epub+zip 146156 2025-06-23T12:50:08.001470 application/epub+zip 2407369 2025-06-23T12:50:20.215437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2379676 2025-06-23T12:50:14.506472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226934 2022-09-26T19:26:45.955377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190565 2025-06-23T12:50:06.062467 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 190346 2019-03-03T13:50:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19652 2025-06-23T12:50:20.388359 application/rdf+xml 27336 2025-06-23T12:50:08.122442 image/jpeg 4513 2025-06-23T12:50:08.062431 image/jpeg 78231 2019-03-03T13:50:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 2198339 2021-01-24T11:46:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 2218965 2025-06-23T12:50:07.348438 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia