Pithered

stacks of papers and folders piled high on a table

Pithered

adj.
frustrated that you can’t force yourself to remember something, even though it’s right on the tip of your tongue—wishing you could simply rifle through your own files directly, rather than having to toss random scraps to your team of mental archivists, who evidently need hours to sift through the pile before they come up with an answer, just as you’re falling asleep.

From pither, to dig lightly. Pronounced “pith-erd.”

Heart Of Aces

a person covering their eyes with their hands

Solla, Solla, Solla

a hand reaching out for plant tendril

Rasque

close-up of the shards of a broken vase

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Amentalio

a person in a white dress, facing away

Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Spinning Playback Head

silhouette of a person looking out a window

Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Yeorie

a woman with tendrils of smoke moving across her face

Aulasy

a blurry image of a house on the road

Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Énouement

a hand opening a curtain

Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Cullaways

a lone sand castle on a beach at low tide

Anchorage

a person's arm extended over river rapids

Thwit

close-up of a person with forehead wrinkled and holding their head

Walloway

water faucet that seems to emanate from the ground

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Rasque

close-up of the shards of a broken vase

Covalent Bond

Cover image for the Covalent Bond word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Tirosy

a close-up of a young child's face

Poggled

a person studying a book with a magnifying glass

Zielschmerz

Cover image for the Zielschmerz word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

The Mcfly Effect

Cover image for the The Mcfly Effect word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Sitheless

Cover image for the Sitheless word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Blinkback

a wall full of pictures and objects

Aponemia

a group of people standing together