Word of the Day – May30, 2020

Posted on 05/30/2020 by gegebearbear

apoplectic

[ˌapəˈplektik]

ADJECTIVE

informal

overcome with anger; extremely indignant.

“Mark was apoplectic with rage at the decision”

Word of the Day- May 9, 2020

Posted on 05/09/2020 by gegebearbear

empirical

[əmˈpirik(ə)l]

ADJECTIVE

based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

“they provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument”

synonyms:

observed · seen · factual · actual · real · verifiable · firsthand · experimental · experiential · practical · pragmatic · hands-on · applied CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day, September 14, 2019

Posted on 09/14/2019 by gegebearbear

blatherskite

(ˈblæð ərˌskaɪt)

n.

1. a person given to voluble, empty talk.

2. nonsense; blather.

[1640–50; blather + Scots skite, skate an objectionable person (of uncertain orig.)]

CITE: freedictionary.com

Word of the Day – April 6, 2019

Posted on 04/06/2019 by gegebearbear

moiety

moi·e·ty | \ ˈmȯi-ə-tē \

plural moieties

Definition of moiety

1a : one of two equal parts : half

b : one of two approximately equal parts … war, pestilence, and famine had consumed … the moiety of the human species.— Edward Gibbon

2 : one of the portions into which something is divided : component, part an ether molecule with a benzene moiety

3 : one of two basic complementary tribal subdivisions the pueblo’s population is divided into two halves or moieties; the Squash, or Winter People, and the Turquoise, or Summer People CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day, March 30, 2019

Posted on 03/30/2019 by gegebearbear

roundabout

(round′ə-bout′)

adj.

1. Indirect; circuitous: took a roundabout route because the bridge was closed.

2. Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or vagueness: a roundabout claim that avoided the issues being discussed.

n.

1. A short, close-fitting jacket.

2. Chiefly British

a. A merry-go-round.

b. A traffic circle.

Cite: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the day – February 9, 2019

Posted on 02/09/2019 by gegebearbear

Hackles

1. Any of the long, slender, often glossy feathers on the neck of a bird, especially a male fowl.

2. hackles The erectile hairs along the back of the neck of an animal, especially of a dog.

3. A feather, usually from the neck of a chicken, used in trimming a fishing fly.

tr.v. hack·led, hack·ling, hack·les

To trim (an artificial fishing fly) with a hackle.

Idiom:

get (one’s) hackles up

To be extremely insulted or irritated.

Word of the Day October 6, 2018

Posted on 10/06/2018 by gegebearbear

burgeon

also bour·geon (bûr′jən)

intr.v. bur·geoned, bur·geon·ing, bur·geons also bour·geoned or bour·geon·ing or bour·geons

1.

a. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.

b. To begin to grow or blossom.

2. To grow or develop rapidly; expand or proliferate.

CITE: http://www.thefreedictionary.com

Word of the Day – July 21, 2018

Posted on 07/21/2018 by gegebearbear

grandiloquence

(grăn-dĭl′ə-kwəns)

n.

Pompous or bombastic speech or expression.

[From grandiloquent, from Latin grandiloquus : grandis, great + loquī, to speak; see tolk^w– in Indo-European roots.]

gran·dil′o·quent adj.

gran·dil′o·quent·ly adv.

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day June 16, 2018

Posted on 06/16/2018 by gegebearbear

diatribe

(ˈdaɪəˌtraɪb)

n

a bitter or violent criticism or attack; denunciation

[C16: from Latin diatriba learned debate, from Greek diatribē discourse, pastime, from diatribein to while away, from dia- + tribein to rub]

Cite: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day February 10, 2018

Posted on 02/10/2018 by gegebearbear

dot·age

(dō′tĭj)

n.

A deterioration of mental faculties associated with aging

n

1. feebleness of mind, esp as a result of old age

2. foolish infatuation

CITE: http://www.thefreedictionary.com