Category Archives: difficult people

Word of the Day – December 7,2019

Posted on 12/07/2019 by gegebearbear

vexillology

(ˌvɛksɪˈlɒlədʒɪ)

n

the study and collection of information about flags

[C20: from Latin vexillum flag + -logy]

ˌvexilˈlologist n

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day- November 30, 2019

Posted on 12/01/2019 by gegebearbear

pell-mell

also pell·mell  (pĕl′mĕl′)

adv.

1. In a jumbled, confused manner; helter-skelter.

2. In frantic disorderly haste; headlong: “I went to work pell-mell, blotted several sheets of paper with choice floating thoughts” (Washington Irving).

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day- November 23, 2019

Posted on 11/23/2019 by gegebearbear

misanthrope

n

a person who dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general

[C17: from Greek mīsanthrōpos, from misos hatred + anthrōpos man]

misanthropic, ˌmisanˈthropical adj

ˌmisanˈthropically adv

misanthropy n

Cite: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day, November 16, 2019

Posted on 11/16/2019 by gegebearbear

besmirchment

Also found in: Thesaurus, Legal, Idioms.

be·smirch

(bĭ-smûrch′)

tr.v. be·smirched, be·smirch·ing, be·smirch·es

1. To stain; sully: a reputation that was besmirched by slander.

2. To make dirty; soil.

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be·smirch′er n.

be·smirch′ment n.

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day – November 9,2019

Posted on 11/09/2019 by gegebearbear

verklempt

[fərˈklemt]

1. overcome with emotion.

Word of the Day, November 2, 2019

Posted on 11/03/2019 by gegebearbear

chutzpah

(ˈxʊtspə) or

hutzpah

n

informal shameless audacity; impudence, shameless Gall

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day- October 26, 2019

Posted on 10/26/2019 by gegebearbear

bumptious

(ˈbʌmp ʃəs)

adj.

offensively self-assertive.

[1795–1805; bump + (frac) tious]

bump′tious•ly, adv.

bump′tious•ness, n.

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day- October 19, 2019

Posted on 10/20/2019 by gegebearbear

accoutrements

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n.

1. often accoutrements An accessory item of equipment or dress.

2. often accoutrements Military equipment other than uniforms and weapons.

3. accoutrements Outward forms of recognition; trappings: cathedral ceilings, heated swimming pools, and other accoutrements signaling great wealth.

4. Archaic The act of accoutring.

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day – September 28,2019

Posted on 09/28/2019 by gegebearbear

axiomatic

[ˌaksēəˈmadik]

ADJECTIVE

1. self-evident or unquestionable.

   “it is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed”

   synonyms:

   CITE:www.dictionary.com

Word of the Day – September 21, 2019

Posted on 09/21/2019 by gegebearbear

redoubtable

(rɪˈdaʊ tə bəl)

adj.

1. evoking fear; fearsome; formidable.

2. commanding respect or reverence.

[1325–75; Middle English redoutable < Middle French, =redout(er) to fear (re- re– + douter to fear, doubt) + -able -able]

re•doubt′a•ble•ness, n.

re•doubt′a•bly, adv.

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com