Ebullient (adj)
eb-ul-ee-ent
Cheerful and full of energy.
Late 16th century (in the sense ‘boiling’): from Latin ebullient- ‘boiling up’, from the verb ebullire, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + bullire ‘to boil’.
Example sentences
“As ebullient as she is, we’re still not sure she’s the best candidate for the job.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)