Bill O'Reilly: Words of the Day

Words of the Day

You asked, so we answered... here's a list of some of Bill's favorite obscure and obsolete words.

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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] the 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

[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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