First encountered: when looking up information about small, wild cats - little-known but just as lovely as a snow-leopard. See http://www.catsurvivaltrust.org/
How it's used: a cat is a crepuscular predator. - meaning that it hunts at twilight
How you might use it: He is nice but crepuscular - meaning ' he is nice but dim.'
Why I like this word: Because its a word that doesnt sound anything like what it means. It sounds like its talking about something or someone extremely scabby - or am I the only person who thinks that? 'He was a crepuscular human being' - sounds scabby doesn't it? A bit like Ecclefechan - which is actually a town in Scotland, or a small dried fruit tart named after a town in Scotland, but doubles as a very effective curse.
