logodaedaly

noun

log·​o·​dae·​da·​ly

ˌlägəˈdēdᵊlē,

-ˈded-

plural -es

: arbitrary or capricious coinage of words

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin logodaedalia, from Late Greek logodaidalia, from Greek logodaidalos skilled in verbal legerdemain (from log- speech, word + daidalos skillful, ingeniously formed) + -ia -y

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