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bilious
[
bil·ious
]
Spiteful;
bad-tempered.
Featured on March 21, 2024
niding
[ni
·ding
]
A derogatory term, a vile wretch.
Featured on March 20, 2024
bovine
[
bow
·
vine
] D
ull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox.
Featured on March 19, 2024
pollrumptious
[
pohl-RUMP-shus
]
Unruly, restless, foolishly confident.
Featured on March 18, 2024
mordant
[
mor
·
dnt
]
sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker
; biting.
Featured on March 14, 2024
visigoth
[v
is·i·goth
]
a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France.
Featured on March 13, 2024
vituperative
[
vai
·
too
·
pr
·
uh
·
tuhv
]
criticizing in a cruel and angry way.
Featured on March 12, 2024
rapacious
[
ruh
·
pay
·
shuhs]
excessively greedy and grasping.
Featured on March 11, 2024
sardonic
[
saar
·
daa
·
nuhk
]
disdainfully or skeptically humorous;
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Featured on March 6, 2024
obtuse
[
aab
·
toos
]
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity.
Featured on March 5, 2024
balderdash
[
baal
·
dr
·
dash
]
senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
Featured on March 4, 2024
vexation
[
vek
·
say
·
shn
]
the act of causing annoyance, irritation, or distress.
Featured on February 29, 2024
sardonic
[
sahr-
don
-ik
]
characterized by bitter or scornful derision;
mocking or cynical.
Featured on February 28, 2024
caperlash
[c
aper
·lash
]
Abusive language
.
Featured on February 27, 2024
plonker
[
plaang
·
kr
]
A foolish, inept, or contemptible person
.
Featured on February 26, 2024
restive
[
reh
·
stuhv
]
unable to stay still, or unwilling to be controlled, especially because you feel bored or not satisfied.
Featured on February 22, 2024
nudnik
[
nud
·
nuhk
] a persistently dull, boring pest.
Featured on February 21, 2024
pawky
[
paw
·
kee
] s
hrewd and cunning, often in a humorous manner.
Featured on February 20, 2024
supercilious
[soo
·
pr
·
si
·
lee
·
uhs]
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Featured on February 19, 2024
autocratic
[
ˈ
au·to·crat·ic
]
taking no account of other people's wishes or opinions; domineering.
Featured on February 15, 2024
sawder
[
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ˈsɑːdər
]
flattery; compliments.
Featured on February 14, 2024
furtive
[
fur
·
tuhv
]
behaving secretly and often dishonestly.
Featured on February 13, 2024
gormless
[
gawrm
-lis]
lacking in vitality or intelligence; stupid, dull, or clumsy.
Featured on February 12, 2024
quakebuttock
[
KWEYK-buht-uhk
]
lacking the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things;
coward.
Featured on February 8, 2024
spurious
[
spu·ri·ous
]
not being what it purports
to be; false or fake.
Featured on February 7, 2024
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