Bill O'Reilly: Words of the Day

Words of the Day

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poltroon

[ pol-troon ] a wretched coward; craven.

Featured on November 18th, 2020.

unctuous

[ uhngk-choo-uhs ] characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.

Featured on November 17th, 2020

fatuous

[ fach-oo-uhs ] foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.

Featured on November 12th, 2020

jabberwocky

[ jab-er-wok-ee ] a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense;gibberish.

Featured on November 11th, 2020

rapscallion

[ rap-skal-yuhn ] a rascal; rogue; scamp.

Featured on November 10th, 2020.

scurrilous

[ skur-uh-luhs ] grossly or obscenely abusive.

Featured on November 9th, 2020.

caterwaul

[ kat-er-wawl ] to utter a similar sound; howl or screech.

Featured on November 5th, 2020.

churlish

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

Featured on November 4th, 2020.

blatherskite

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

Featured on November 2nd, 2020

maudlin

[ mawd-lin ] tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental.

Featured on October 29th, 2020.

turgid

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

Featured on October 28th, 2020.

nugatory

[ noo-guh-tawr-ee ] of no real value; trifling; worthless.

Featured on October 27th, 2020.

picayune

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

Featured on October 26th, 2020.

coxcomb

[ koks-kohm ] a conceited, foolish dandy; pretentious fop.

Featured on October 21st, 2020.

popinjay

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

Featured on October 20th, 2020.

mendacious

[ men-dey-shuhs ] telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful.

Featured on October 19th, 2020.

incubus

[in-kyuh-buhs] Someone who causes great distress or anxiety

Featured on October 15th, 2020.

pawky

[ paw-kee ] Cunning. Sly.

Featured on October 14th, 2020.

varlet

[ vahr-lit ] a knavish person; rascal.

Featured on October 12th, 2020.

supercilious

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

Featured on October 6th, 2020.

pecksniffian

[peck-SNIFF-ee-un] Acting high and mighty, putting on airs of morality

Featured on October 5th, 2020.

blatherskite

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

Featured on October 1st, 2020

bilge

[ bilj ] nonsense; rubbish.

Featured on September 30th, 2020.

snollygoster

[ snol-ee-gos-ter ] a clever, unscrupulous person.

Featured on September 24th, 2020.

parsimonious

[ pahr-suh-moh-nee-uhs ] characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.

Featured on September 22nd, 2020.