Pulpiteering

Disclaimer: This post is straight-up prattle and harangue.

This past week has been full-on crazy train.  Earlier in the week I developed an affinity for the word 'wizened' because in I read it once in Harry Potter and automatically defined it in my mind as the encapsulation of Dumbledore's character.

{as wizened should be}

Ellie's definition of wizened:

wizened [wiz-uhnd; wee-zuhnd]

(adj) sagacious, slightly greyed, long-white-bearded, perceptive, thoughtful. subtly keen, wizardly

{i *guess* i could use wizened correctly to describe this dumb leaf} 

REAL definition of wizened:

wizened [wiz-uhnd; wee-zuhnd] 

(adj) withered; shriveled

So I've been (incorrectly) wielding the word as a crutch in the moments of exacerbation. And then! The bloody dictionary had to go and unveil my usage of wizened as totally off-base (although potentially correct in it's own way).

I protest.