The word for today is… bilious (adjective): 1a biology : of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile b biology : marked by or suffering from liver dysfunction and
The word for today is… supine (adjective, noun): adjective 1a: lying on the back or with the face upward b: marked by supination 2: exhibiting indolent or apathetic inertia or passivity especially : mentally or morally slack 3 archaic : leaning or sloping backward noun 1: a Latin verbal noun having an
The word for today is… encapsulate (verb): 1: to enclose in or as if in a capsule 2: epitomize, summarize Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Encapsulate and its related noun, capsule, come to us from capsula, a diminutive form of the Latin noun capsa, meaning “box.” (Capsa also gave us the
The word for today is… thespian (noun, adjective): noun :actor adjective often capitalized [from the tradition that Thespis was the originator of the actor’s role] : relating to the drama Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Greek drama was originally entirely performed by choruses. According to tradition, the Greek dramatist Thespis, of
I was asked to wear a mask yesterday. I said, and I quote, ‘I don’t wear masks’. I was then asked if I had an exemption. I showed, without comment, a two-year-old screen shot of something that had a yellow and white chevron border and the moment passed. It
The word for today is… serendipity (noun): : the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Serendipity is a noun, coined in the middle of the 18th century by author Horace Walpole (he took it from the Persian fairy tale The Three
The word for today is… collate (verb): 1a: to compare critically b: to collect, compare carefully in order to verify, and often to integrate or arrange in order 2a: to assemble in proper order b: to verify the order of (printed sheets) Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :In terms of printing
The word for today is… gauche (adjective): 1a: lacking social experience or grace b: crudely made or done 2: not planar – e.g.gauche conformation of molecules Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Although it doesn’t mean anything sinister, gauche is one of several words (including sinister) with ties to old
The word for today is… monopoly (noun): 1: exclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action 2: exclusive possession or control 3: a commodity controlled by one party 4: one that has a monopoly Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :You’re probably familiar with the word monopoly, but
The word for today is… mastodon (noun): 1: any of various extinct mammals of the elephant family existing from the Miocene through the Pleistocene that are distinguished from the related mammoths chiefly by molar teeth with cone-shaped cusps 2: one that is unusually large Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :borrowed from
The word for today is… catercorner (adverb, adjective): Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Catercorner gets its first element from the Middle French noun quatre, meaning “four,” which English speakers modified to cater and applied to the four-dotted side of a die—a side important in several winning combinations in dice games.
The word for today is… rapscallion (noun): : a person who causes trouble Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The word rascal has been part of English since the 15th century, but it apparently failed to fully capture the disagreeable nature of the wily knaves of yore: by the 16th century, English speakers
The word for today is… sallow (noun, adjective): noun : any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark adjective : of a greyish greenish yellow color Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :In Oscar Wilde’s 1891 novel A Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian’
The word for today is… lycanthropy (noun): 1: a delusion that one has become a wolf 2: the assumption of the form and characteristics of a wolf held to be possible by witchcraft or magic Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Whether about Zeus punishing King Lycaon for trickery or a perfectly
The word for today is… trenchant (adjective): 1 : keen, sharp 2 : vigorously effective and articulate 3a : sharply perceptive b : clear-cut, distinct Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The word trenchant comes from the Anglo-French verb trencher, meaning “to cut,” and may ultimately derive from the Vulgar Latin trinicare, meaning “to cut in
The word for today is… notorious (adjective): : generally known and talked of, especially widely and unfavorably known Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Although notorious (which comes from Latin noscere, “to come to know”) can be a synonym of famous, it’s more often a synonym of infamous, having long ago developed
