Bill O'Reilly: Words of the Day

Words of the Day

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pecksniffian

[pek-SNIFF-ee-un] unctuously hypocritical : sanctimonious.

Featured on January 16, 2024.

sniffish

[sniff·ish] scornful, disdainful.

Featured on January 15, 2024

lugubrious

[lu·gu·bri·ous] looking or sounding sad and dismal.

Featured on January 14, 2025

mendacious

[men·da·cious] not telling the truth; lying.

Featured on January 13, 2025

pedestrian

[pe·des·tri·an] lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.

Featured on January 9, 2025.

bellicose

[bel·li·cose] demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.

Featured on January 8, 2025.

charlatan

[char·la·tan] a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud.

Featured on January 7, 2025.

piker

[pik·er] a gambler who makes only small bets.

Featured on January 6, 2024.

meretritious

[mer·e·tri·cious] apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity.

Featured on December 18, 2024

rapscallion

[rap·scal·lion] a mischievous person.

Featured on December 17, 2024

truculent

[truc·u·lent] eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

Featured on December 16, 2024.

snollygoster

[snol·ly·gos·ter] a shrewd, unprincipled person, especially a politician.

Featured on December 11, 2024.

supercilious

[su·per·cil·i·ous] behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

Featured on December 9, 2024.

verbose

[ver·bose] containing more words than necessary; wordy.

Featured on December 4, 2024

popinjay

[pop·in·jay] a vain or conceited person, especially one who dresses or behaves extravagantly.

Featured on December 2, 2024

morose

[mo·rose] sullen and ill-tempered.

Featured on November 26, 2024.

jejune

[je·june] naive, simplistic, and superficial.

Featured on November 25, 2024.

cloying

[cloying] excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree.

Featured on November 21, 2024.

miscreant

[mis·cre·ant] a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law.

Featured on November 20, 2024.

churlish

[churl·ish] rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.

Featured on November 19, 2024.

blatherskite

[blath·er·skite] a person who talks at great length without making much sense.

Featured on November 18, 2024

mooncalf

[MOON-kaff] a person who lacks good sense or judgment

Featured on November 13, 2024.

unctuous

[unc·tu·ous] (of a person) excessivley or ingratiatingly flattering

Featured on November 12, 2024

odious

[o·di·ous] extremely unpleasant; repulsive.

Featured on November 11, 2024

mendacious

[men·da·cious] not telling the truth; lying.

Featured on November 7, 2024

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