Word of the Day February 18, 2018 Word of the Day – Slubberdegullion Slubberdegullion (noun) (obsolete) slu-buh-de-gul-ee-un A slobbering or dirty fellow, a worthless sloven. 1610s, from slubber… Kath Love0
Word of the Day February 17, 2018 Word of the Day – Procellous Procellous (adj) (rare) pro-sell-us Stormy, turbulent. Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Goffe… Kath Love1
Word of the Day February 16, 2018 Word of the Day – Gulosity Gulosity (noun) (rare) gul-os-it-ee Greed in eating, gluttony. Late 15th century: from Latin gulositas (from… Kath Love2
Word of the Day February 15, 2018 Word of the Day – Hircine Hircine (adj) her-sine Of or resembling a goat. Mid 17th century: from Latin hircinus, from… Kath Love0
Word of the Day February 14, 2018 Word of the Day – Nidification Nidification (noun) nid-iff-i-kay-shun Nest-building Mid 17th century: from Latin nidificat- ‘made into a nest’ (from… Kath Love0
Word of the Day February 13, 2018 Word of the Day – Antinomy Antinomy (noun) an-tin-o-mee A contradiction between two beliefs or conclusions that are in themselves reasonable;… Kath Love0
Word of the Day February 12, 2018 Word of the Day – Redivivus Redivivus (adj) (literary) (postpositive) red-ee-vee-vus Reborn; come back to life. Late 16th century: from Latin,… Kath Love0
Word of the Day February 11, 2018 Word of the Day – Pernoctate Pernoctate (verb) per-nok-tait Pass the night (somewhere). Early 17th century: from Latin pernoctat- ‘spent the… Kath Love1
Word of the Day February 10, 2018 Word of the Day – Autochthon autochthon (noun) aw-tok-thun An original or indigenous inhabitant of a place; an aborigine. Late 16th… Kath Love0
Word of the Day February 9, 2018 Word of the Day – Lustrum Lustrum (noun) (literary) lus-trum A period of five years. Late 16th century: from Latin, originally… Kath Love0