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pecksniffian
[
pek-SNIFF-ee-un
]
unctuously hypocritical : sanctimonious
.
Featured on July 24th, 2024
nudnik
[
nud·nik]
a pestering, nagging, or irritating person; a bore.
Featured on July 23rd, 2024
perspicacious
[
per·spi·ca·cious
] having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
Featured on July 22nd, 2024
grame
[grame]
sorrow, harm, misery
Featured on July 18th, 2024
saturnine
[
sat·ur·nine]
(of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy.
Featured on July 17th, 2024
barbermonger
A man who frequents the barber's shop, or prides himself on being dressed by a barber; a fop.
Featured on July 16th, 2024
cacophony
[ca·coph·o·ny] harsh or unpleasant discordance of sound; dissonance
Featured on July 15th, 2024
poltroon
[pol·troon] an utter coward.
Featured on July 11th, 2024
quidnunc
[quid·nunc] an inquisitive and gossipy person
Featured on July 10th, 2024
jejune
[je·june] naive, simplistic, and superficial.
Featured on July 9th, 2024
nugatory
[nu·ga·to·ry]
of no value or importance.
Featured on July 8th, 2024
popinjay
[
pop·in·jay] a vain or conceited person, especially one who dresses or behaves extravagantly.
Featured on July 2nd, 2024
pedantic
[pe·dan·tic
]
of or like a pedant; precise, exact
Featured on June 28th, 2024
fey
[FAY
]
whimsical; strange; otherworldly
Featured on June 27th, 2024
coxcomb
[
cox·comb
] a vain or conceited man; a dandy
Featured on June 26th, 2024
gnarly
Difficult, dangerous, or challenging.
Featured on June 25th, 2024
puzzlewit
A stupid person
Featured on June 24th, 2024
flapdoodle
[FLAP-doo-dul]
nonsense; bosh
Featured on June 20th, 2024
nebbish
[
neb·bish] a person, especially a man, who is regarded as pitifully ineffectual, timid, or submissive.
Featured on June 19th, 2024
dogmatic
[
dog·mat·ic
] being unduly and offensively positive in laying down principles and expressing opinions
Featured on June 18th, 2024
supercilious
[
su·per·cil·i·ous
] behaving o
r looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
Featured on June 17th, 2024
temerity
[
tuh·meh·ruh·tee
]
excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.
Featured on June 12th, 2024
sop
[
säp
] thing given or done as a concession of no great value to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met.
Featured on June 11th, 2024
mursid
Featured on June 10th, 2024
priggish
[
priɡiSH
]
self-righteously moralistic and superior.
Featured on June 6th, 2024
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