The word for today is… ransack (verb): 1: to look through thoroughly in often a rough way 2: to search through and steal from in a forceful and damaging way Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Ransack carries the image of a house being roughly disarranged, as might happen when you are
The word for today is… laissez-faire (noun): 1: a doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights 2: a philosophy or practice characterized by a usually deliberate abstention from direction or interference especially with individual freedom of choice and
The word for today is… inordinate (adjective): 1: exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate 2 archaic : disorderly, unregulated Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Although today it describes something that exceeds reasonable limits, inordinate used to be applied to what does not conform to the expected or desired order of things. That sense, synonymous
The word for today is… disabuse (verb): : to free from error, misconception, or fallacy Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Taken as a product of its parts, one might assume that disabuse means “to not abuse.” While the usage has changed over the years, that assumption isn’t entirely wrong. We know
The word for today is… vermin (noun): 1a: small common harmful or objectionable animals (such as lice or fleas) that are difficult to control b: birds and mammals that prey on game c: animals that at a particular time and place compete (as for food) with humans or domestic animals
The word for today is… doge (noun): : the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Italian dialect, from Latin duc-, dux leader. First known use was in 1549 If you enjoyed this BFD word of the day please consider sharing it with your friends
The word for today is… hallmark (noun, verb): noun 1a: an official mark stamped on gold and silver articles in England to attest their purity b: a mark or device placed or stamped on an article of trade to indicate origin, purity, or genuineness 2: a distinguishing characteristic, trait, or
The word for today is… woebegone (adjective): 1: strongly affected with woe : woeful 2a: exhibiting great woe, sorrow, or misery b: being in a sorry state Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : At first glance, woebegone looks like a word that has its meaning backwards; after all, if begone means “go away,
The word for today is… exigent (adjective): 1: requiring immediate aid or action 2: requiring or calling for much : demanding Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Exigent is a formal word with meanings closely tied to its Latin forbear, exigere, meaning “to demand.” Exigent things and people demand attention—for example, an
The word for today is… gravitate (verb): 1: to move under the influence of gravitation 2a: to move toward something b: to be drawn or attracted especially by natural inclination Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The force is strong in the family of words descended from the Latin adjective gravis, meaning
The word for today is… bugbear (noun): 1: an imaginary goblin or specter used to excite fear 2a: an object or source of dread b: a continuing source of irritation : problem Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Just as peanuts are neither peas nor nuts (they are legumes), bugbears are neither bugs
The word for today is… valorous (adjective): : valiant Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The English language has no shortage of synonyms for brave. In fact, it even has two different such words from the same Latin verb, valere (“to have strength”): valiant and valorous. Valiant is the older of the pair,
The word for today is… suffuse (verb): : to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Latin word suffendere, ancestor to suffuse by way of Latin suffusus, has various meanings that shed light on our modern word, among them “to pour on
The word for today is… audacious (adjective): 1a: intrepidly daring : adventurous b: recklessly bold : rash 2: contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum : insolent 3: marked by originality and verve Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Fortune favors the bold—or, as ancient Romans are known to have said, “audentes Fortuna iuvat.” Audentes
The word for today is… mien (noun): 1: air or bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality : demeanor 2: appearance, aspect Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Mien is a somewhat literary term that refers to a person’s appearance and behavior toward others—that is, their outward manner or demeanor.
The word for today is… cockamamie (adjective): : ridiculous, incredible Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Cockamamie is believed to be an altered form of the term decalcomania, which refers to the process, invented in the mid-19th century, of transferring pictures and designs from specially prepared paper to surfaces such as glass or
