Bill O'Reilly: Words of the Day

Words of the Day

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churlish

[chur-lish] like a churl; boorish; rude:

Featured on July 9th, 2020.

chicanery

[ shi-key-nuh-ree ] trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.

Featured on July 8th, 2020.

flapdoodle

[ flap-dood-l ] nonsense; bosh.

Featured on July 6th, 2020

blatherskite

[BLAA-thur-skite] A person who blathers on and spouts nonsense

Featured on July 1st, 2020

sophist

[ sof-ist ] a person who reasons adroitly and speciously rather than soundly.

Featured on June 30th, 2020.

troglodyte

[ trog-luh-dahyt ] a person of degraded, primitive, or brutal character.

Featured on June 29th, 2020.

mooncalf

[ moon-kaf ] a person who spends time idly daydreaming.

Featured on June 25th, 2020.

turgid

[ tur-jid ] inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic.

Featured on June 24th, 2020.

truculent

[ truhk-yuh-luhnt ] fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.

Featured on June 23rd, 2020.

feckless

[ fek-lis ] ineffective; incompetent; futile.

Featured on June 22nd, 2020

jejune

[ ji-joon ] without interest or significance; dull; insipid.

Featured on June 18th, 2020

popinjay

[pop-in-jey] a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter; coxcomb; fop.

Featured on June 16th, 2020.

varlet

[ vahr-lit ] a knavish person; rascal.

Featured on June 11th, 2020.

dogmatic

[ dawg-mat-ik ] asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated.

Featured on June 10th, 2020.

pawky

[ paw-kee ] Cunning. Sly.

Featured on June 9th, 2020.

imperious

[ im-peer-ee-uhs ] domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing.

Featured on June 8th, 2020.

codswallop

[kodz-wol-uh p] nonsense; rubbish.

Featured on June 4, 2020.

pawky

[ paw-kee ] Cunning. Sly.

Featured on June 3rd, 2020.

mooncalf

[ moon-kaf ] a person who spends time idly daydreaming.

Featured on June 1st, 2020.

picayune

[ pik-ee-yoon ] petty, carping, or prejudiced.

Featured on May 28th, 2020.

supercilious

[ soo-per-sil-ee-uhs ] haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.

Featured on May 27th, 2020.

jejune

[ ji-joon ] without interest or significance; dull; insipid.

Featured on May 26th, 2020

poltroon

[ pol-troon ] a wretched coward; craven.

Featured on May 20th, 2020.

vexation

[ vek-sey-shuh n ] the state of being vexed; irritation; annoyance.

Featured on May 19th, 2020.

chicanery

[ shi-key-nuh-ree ] trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.

Featured on May 18th, 2020.