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Word of the Day: Principal

Today’s Word of the Day is principal. The word can be either an adjective or a noun. As an adjective, it means “first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; […]

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Unctuous

Today’s word of the day is unctuous. The adjective has three possible meanings: 1. characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or […]

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Ham-handed

Today’s word of the day, courtesy of A.Word.A.Day at the Wordsmith.org website, is ham-handed, an adjective that means “clumsy; tactless; lacking social grace” (https://wordsmith.org/words/today.html). According to the website, the earliest […]

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Cassandra

Today’s word of the day comes courtesy of the Merriam-Webster dictionary website, and it is, I think, the first time that I have gone with a proper noun (a name) […]

October 29, 2020October 30, 2020 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Repine

Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Merriam-Webster dictionary website, is repine, a verb meaning “to feel or express dejection or discontent” or “to long for something” (https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day). According […]

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Reciprocal

Today’s word of the day, courtesy of WordThink, is reciprocal (http://www.wordthink.com/reciprocal/), an adjective meaning “Done or performed in return.” I should give the people at WordThink some props since I […]

October 25, 2020October 26, 2020 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Noodge

Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Oxford English Dictionary, is noodge. If you look up the word on www.dictionary.com, you will learn that it is just a variant […]

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Trumpery

Today’s word of the day, thanks to Wordsmith (“a worldwide online community of people who share a love for words, wordplay, language, and literature . . . founded in 1994 […]

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Quotidian

Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam-Webster, is quotidian, which means “daily,” or “usual or customary,” or “ordinary or commonplace,” or, when used of a fever, “characterized by paroxysms […]

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Obverse

Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam-Webster, is obverse, an adjective meaning “the side of a coin or currency note bearing the chief device and lettering,” or “a counterpart […]

October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Futilitarian

Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam-Webster, though indirectly, is futilitarian. Futilitarian can be either an adjective or a noun (though as a noun it may be considered a […]

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Carl

Today’s word of the day is carl. According to www.dictionary.com, a carl is a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer; a miser or an extremely thrifty person. It […]

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

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