Quotidian (adj)
kwot-id-ee-an
Occurring every day.
Middle English via Old French from Latin quotidianus, earlier cotidianus, from cotidie ‘daily’.
Example sentences
“His quotidian routine was pretty ordinary.”
Soigné (adj) swahn-yay Carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed First recorded in 1915–20. Borrowed directly from French; originally from soin, meaning “care.” (more…)
Scuttle (verb) skut-l to run with quick, hasty steps First recorded between 1450–1500. Combines scud, meaning “to dart or run,” + frequentative suffix -le. Sometimes associated with the locomotion of…
