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Re:On the disappearing antonyms of “grumpy” words by shkkmo on Sunday August 01, 2021 @10:34PM (#28032315)
"furling" is clearly meant to a part of the joke, but I've spent enough time around sailors that it sounds perfectly natural to me.
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Re:On the disappearing antonyms of “grumpy” words by HWR_14 on Monday August 02, 2021 @08:33AM (#28035712)
"Furling" sounds natural because of sailing. "Wieldy" sounds natural because of RPG's love of the various forms of "wield".
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