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craven
[cra·ven]
contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly.
Featured on October 29th, 2024
barbermonger
A man who frequents the barber's shop, or prides himself on being dressed by a barber; a fop.
Featured on October 28th, 2024
verecund
[ver-i-kuhnd] modest; bashful
Featured on October 24th, 2024
nugatory
[nu·ga·to·ry]
of no value or importance.
Featured on October 23rd, 2024
mooncalf
[
MOON-kaff]
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
Featured on October 22nd ,2024
unctuous
[unc·tu·ous] (of a person) excessivley or ingratiatingly flattering
Featured on October 21st ,2024
sniffish
[sniff·ish] scornful, disdainful.
Featured on October 17th, 2024
jejune
[je·june] naive, simplistic, and superficial.
Featured on October 16th, 2024
fatuous
[
fat·u·ous
] silly and pointless.
Featured on October 15th, 2024
caterwauling
[cat·er·waul
]
make a
shrill
howling
or
wailing
noise like that of a cat.
Featured on October 14th, 2024
sop
[
säp
] thing given or done as a concession of no great value to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met.
Featured on October 9th, 2024
mendacious
[men·da·cious] not telling the truth; lying.
Featured on October 8th, 2024
codger
[
codg·er]
an elderly man, especially one who is old-fashioned or eccentric.
Featured on October 7th, 2024
japery
[jap-er-y] t
he act of clowning or pranking, or acting like a buffoon
Featured on October 3rd, 2024
barbermonger
A man who frequents the barber's shop, or prides himself on being dressed by a barber; a fop.
Featured on October 1st, 2024
rapscallion
[
rap·scal·lion
]
a
mischievous person.
Featured on September 30th, 2024
sniffish
[sniff·ish] scornful, disdainful.
Featured on September 25th, 2024
sniffish
[sniff·ish] scornful, disdainful.
Featured on September 25th, 2024
pedantic
[pe·dan·tic
]
of or like a pedant; precise, exact
Featured on September 24th, 2024
poltroon
[pol·troon] an utter coward.
Featured on September 23rd, 2024
doofus
[
doo·fus
] a stupid person.
Featured on September 18th, 2024
jackanapes
[jack·a·napes]
an impudent or conceited fellow.
Featured on September 17th, 2024
obtuse
[ob·tuse] annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.
Featured on September 16th, 2024
churlish
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churl·ish]
rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.
Featured on September 12th, 2024
varlet
[var·let] a dishonest or unprincipled man.
Featured on September 11th, 2024
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