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Ornery (adj) (north American) or-nuh-ree Bad tempered and difficult to deal with. Early 19th century:…

Quaquaversal (adj) kwa-kwa-vur-suhl (Geological) Dipping, pointing or occurring in every direction. Late 17th century; earliest…

Abreption (noun) (rare) a-brep-shun To snatch something away, an instance of complete separation and removal.…

Bunkum (noun) bun-kum Nonsense, untrue Mid 19th century (originally buncombe): named after Buncombe County in…

Sapid (adj) sa-pid Having a strong and pleasant taste. Early 17th century: from Latin sapidus,…

Grandiloquent (adj) gran-di-lo-kwent Pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way…

Nodose (adj) no-dose Characterised by being knotty, having hard or tight lumps. Early 18th century:…

Rodomontade (noun) rod-oh-mon-taid Boastful or inflated talk or behaviour. Early 17th century: from French, from…

Flapdoodle (noun) (US) (informal) flap-doo-dl Nonsense/ A foolish person. Mid 19th century: an arbitrary formation.…

Garb (noun) gahb Attire, clothing, especially of a specific kind. Late 16th century: via French…