The word for today is… brogue (noun): 1 : a stout coarse shoe worn formerly in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands 2 : a heavy shoe often with a hobnailed sole 3 : a stout oxford shoe with perforations and usually a wing tip 4 : a dialect or regional pronunciation especially : an Irish
The word for today is… egregious (adjective): 1 : conspicuous – especially, conspicuously bad 2 : archaic : distinguished Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Egregious derives from the Latin word egregius, meaning “distinguished” or “eminent.” In its earliest English uses, egregious was a compliment to someone who had a remarkably good quality that placed him
The word for today is… suborn (verb): 1 : to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing 2 : to induce to commit perjury Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Latin word that gave us suborn in the early part of the 16th century is subornare, which translates literally as “to secretly furnish
The word for today is… coiffure (noun): : a style or manner of arranging the hair Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : First appearing in English in the 1630s, coiffure derives from the French verb coiffer, which can mean “to arrange (hair)” or “to cover with a coif (any of various close-fitting caps,
The word for today is… halcyon (adjective, noun): adjective 1a : characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity b : calm, peaceful a halcyon atmosphere c : prosperous, affluent 2 : of or relating to the halcyon (see halcyon entry 2) or its nesting period noun : a bird identified with the kingfisher Source : Merriam
he word for today is… ephemeral (adjective): 1 : lasting a very short time 2 : lasting one day only Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The mayfly (order Ephemeroptera) typically hatches, matures, mates, and dies within the span of a few short hours (though the longest-lived species may survive a record two days)
The word for today is… obfuscate (verb): 1a : to throw into shadow : darken b : to make obscure 2 : confuse 3 : to be evasive, unclear, or confusing Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : To obfuscate something means to make it so that it isn’t clear or transparent, much like dirty water makes
The word for today is… utmost (adjective, noun): adjective 1 : situated at the farthest or most distant point 2 : of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or amount noun 1 : the most possible : the extreme limit : the highest attainable point or degree 2 : the highest, greatest, or best of
The word for today is… adamantine (adjective): 1 : rigidly firm 2 : resembling the diamond in hardness or lustre Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Greek and Latin word for the hardest imaginable substance, whether applied to a legendary stone or an actual substance, such as diamond, was “adamas.” Latin poets used
The word for today is… jeopardise (verb): : to expose to danger or risk Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Today’s word will get no comment from me, but I don’t expect others will be so restrained. It may be hard to believe that jeopardise was once controversial, but in 1870
The word for today is… gasconade (noun): confident talk or behavior that is intended to impress other people. Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The citizens of Gascony in southwestern France have proverbially been regarded as prone to bragging. Their reputation has been immortalized in such swashbuckling literary works as Alexandre Dumas’
The word for today is… doff (verb): 1a : to remove (an article of wear) from the body b : to take off (the hat) in greeting or as a sign of respect 2 : to rid oneself of : put aside Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Time was, people talked about doffing and donning
The word for today is… regnant (adjective): 1 : exercising rule : reigning 2a : having the chief power : dominant b : of common or widespread occurrence Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The etymology of regnant is fairly straightforward: English speakers borrowed the word sometime around 1600 from Latin. Regnant is derived from the Latin
The word for today is… desultory (adjective): 1 : marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose 2 : not connected with the main subject 3 : disappointing in progress, performance, or quality Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Latin adjective desultorius, the parent of desultory, was used by the ancients to refer
The word for today is… amenable (adjective): willing to agree to or accept something that is wanted or asked for. Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Nowadays, amenable is often used to describe someone who is favorably disposed to something, but it ultimately comes from Latin minari, meaning “to threaten.” Since the
The word for today is… fugitive (adjective, noun): adjective 1 : running away or intending flight 2 : moving from place to place 3a : being of short duration b : difficult to grasp or retain c : likely to evaporate, deteriorate, change, fade, or disappear noun 1 : a person who flees or tries to
