Word of the Day
Definition: (noun) The bodily property of being well rounded. Synonyms: plumpness, roundness. Usage: He had the lavish embonpoint of a pig. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective. Synonyms: admonishing, reproving, admonitory. Usage: The milkmaid cast many reproachful glances over her shoulder at the clumsy strangers, holding her nicked elbow close to her side. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Not worthy of notice. Synonyms: insignificant. Usage: In spite of a loud voice … and an implacable manner, he had been an undistinguished member of most of the existing aeronautical associations. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Irritable as if suffering from indigestion. Synonyms: dyspeptic, liverish. Usage: The man walked into my shop looking bilious and ill-tempered, and it was clear that my day was about to get a lot less pleasant. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) <i>(Used with regard to idealized country life)</i> Idyllically rustic. Synonyms: bucolic, pastoral. Usage: Often she found herself dreaming of the arcadian days of her people, when they had not lived in cities nor been vexed with labor unions and employers' associations. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder. Synonyms: crumbly. Usage: The men disturbed the loose, friable earth of the slope … disclosing human bones already nearly uncovered by the action of water and frost.
Definition: (noun) Trivial nonsense. Synonyms: fiddle-faddle, piffle. Usage: Our earnings reports prove that the rumors of our company's imminent collapse are balderdash. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Doubtful or suspect. Synonyms: alleged, supposed. Usage: The so-called master detective tripped over the murder weapon just as he was declaring the case insolvable.
Definition: (adjective) Exercising power or authority. Synonyms: reigning, ruling. Usage: She became queen regnant upon the death of her father and soon gained a reputation for being a firm but fair ruler.
Definition: (noun) A minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. Synonyms: parapraxis, slip-up. Usage: Any politician's career will feature a miscue or two, but our buffoonish mayor makes public gaffes on an almost weekly basis. Discuss