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"Opprobrium," "apostates," "solipsistic" and "obduracy" were next on the list of the most-frequently looked up words followed by "internecine," "soporific," "Kristallnacht," "peripatetic" and "nascent."
The top word, "inchoate," which means not yet completed, was used in 13 news articles and seven op-ed pieces or editorials between January 1 and May 26 of this year and was looked up a total of 8,172 times.
Philip Corbett, the Times associate managing editor for standards, noted in his "After Deadline" blog that how often a word was looked up by readers on NYTimes.com depended to some extent on how often it was used in the newspaper.
"I don't suggest banning any of them -- in some cases they may be the perfect choice, and we refuse to talk down to readers or dumb down our prose," Corbett said.
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The top word, "inchoate," which means not yet completed, was used in 13 news articles and seven op-ed pieces or editorials between January 1 and May 26 of this year and was looked up a total of 8,172 times.
Philip Corbett, the Times associate managing editor for standards, noted in his "After Deadline" blog that how often a word was looked up by readers on NYTimes.com depended to some extent on how often it was used in the newspaper.
"I don't suggest banning any of them -- in some cases they may be the perfect choice, and we refuse to talk down to readers or dumb down our prose," Corbett said.
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