Today's word:

anaphrodesiac (n.) anything that diminishes sexual appetite.

I did this as an acrostic mainly for one reason. I found it virtually impossible to include the word in the body of the poem, and distinguish between anaphrodesiac and an aphrodesiac; which are, of course exact opposites.

Also, please note - British spellings (mouldy, odour) are by choice.

My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.

Thanks for reading.

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