Exploring the lexical delights of words with the -arian suffix
For me, the OED is one vast variety chocolate box: dip my mitts in, and I’m sure to haul out something lexically delicious. For no obvious reason, I decided to look at the suffix –arian , as in the antidisestablismentarian of the unforgettable and legendary antidisestablismentarianism. I wasn’t disappointed. And it turns out that antidisestablishmentarians are far from alone. I don’t mean…








