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February 10, 2022

Word of the Day – Execrable

Execrable (adj) eks-a-krab-l Extremely bad or unpleasant. Late Middle English (in the sense ‘expressing or…

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February 9, 2022

Word of the Day – Dismal

Dismal (adj) diz-mal Causing a mood of gloom or depression. Late Middle English from earlier…

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February 8, 2022

Word of the Day – Dilatory

Dilatory (adj) dai-layt-or-ee Slow to act. Late Middle English from late Latin dilatorius ‘delaying’, from…

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February 7, 2022

Word of the Day – Scullion

Scullion (noun) skul-ee-an A servant assigned the most menial kitchen tasks. Late 15th century of…

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February 6, 2022

Word of the Day – Approbation

Approbation (noun) ap-ro-bay-shun (formal) Approval or praise. Late Middle English via Old French from Latin…

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February 5, 2022

Word of the Day – Nayaka

Nayaka (noun) (Indian) nai-yak-a A lead male role in dance or a romantic hero in…

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February 4, 2022

Word of the Day – Decolletage

Decolletage (noun) day-col-e-taj The area of chest shown bare by a woman's clothing neckline, especially…

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February 3, 2022

Word of the Day – Roundaboutation

Roundaboutation (noun) (archaic) roun-dab-owt-ay-shun Speaking in a roundabout or indirect way; circumlocution. Early 19th century;…

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February 2, 2022

Word of the Day – Rantankerous

Rantankerous (adj) (informal) (US) (rare) ran-tan-ker-us Ill-tempered, quarrelsome, ‘ornery’; = "cantankerous". Mid 19th century; earliest…

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February 1, 2022

Word of the Day – Magnoon

Magnoon (adj) (Aus/NZ) mag-noon Mad or eccentric. Late 19th century from Egyptian Arabic majnūn ‘possessed’,…

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