Word of the Day February 4, 2018 Word of the Day – Peradventure Peradventure (adv) per-ad-ven-tchu Perhaps. Middle English: from Old French per (or par) auenture ‘by chance’.… Kath Love0
Word of the Day February 3, 2018 Word of the Day – Dactylogram Dactylogram (noun) dak-til-o-gram A fingerprint. Via Latin from Greek daktulos, literally ‘finger’ (more…) Kath Love0
Word of the Day February 2, 2018 Word of the Day – Expostulate Expostulate (verb) eks-poss-too-layt Express strong disapproval or disagreement. Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘demand… Kath Love0
Word of the Day February 1, 2018 Word of the Day – Aardvark Aardvark (noun) ard-vahk A nocturnal badger-sized burrowing mammal of Africa, with long ears, a tubular… Kath Love0
Word of the Day January 31, 2018 Word of the Day – Velocipede Velocipede (noun) vel-oss-ip-eed (historic) An early form of bicycle propelled by working pedals on cranks… Kath Love0
Word of the Day January 30, 2018 Word of the Day – Aporia Aporia (noun) a-por-ee-a An irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or… Kath Love0
Word of the Day January 29, 2018 Word of the Day – Lucubrate Lucubrate (verb) loo-koo-bray-t Write or study, especially by night. (archaic); Produce scholarly written material. Early… Kath Love0
Word of the Day January 28, 2018 Word of the Day – Dirigible Dirigible (adj) di-rij-ubl Capable of being steered, guided, or directed. Late 16th century: from Latin… Kath Love1
Word of the Day January 27, 2018 Word of the Day – Frabjous Frabjous (adj) (humorous) frab-jus Delightful; joyous. 1871: coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking… Kath Love3
Word of the Day January 26, 2018 Word of the Day – Maculate Maculate (adj) (verb) (literary) mak-oo-layt Spotted, stained. To mark with spots or stain. Late Middle… Kath Love1