WORD WIZARDRY

GUESS THE DEFINITION Neoteny (coined 1901)

A) The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.

B) Related to things spiritual and mystical.

C) A shrewd politician. Answer below

PHRASE EXPLAINED

By and large: Nautical — a ship might be good sailing ‘by the wind’ (close to it), or ‘sailing large’ (away from the wind). If it was good at both, it was good by and large, which has come to mean generally.

Guess the Definition answer: A.