“The theory that the Highlanders were impregnable may be supportable, but the theory that the ACT Brumbies are a pushover at home owes much to woolly thinking.” —Mail and Guardian (Johannesburg, South Africa) mellifluous (muh-LIF-LOO-uhs) adjective Smoothly or sweetly flowing, as like honey. From Middle English, from Late Latin mellifluus, from melli-, from Latin mel (honey) + fluere (to flow). Some other words that come from the same root are marmalade, molasses, and the unlikely mildew! One word that has somewhat similar sense and sound but different root is the word melodious, which comes from melos (song). .
