Word for Today :
timorous
adjective | TIM-uh-rus
Definition
1 : of a timid disposition : fearful
2 : expressing or suggesting timidity
Word for Today :
timorous
adjective | TIM-uh-rus
Definition
1 : of a timid disposition : fearful
2 : expressing or suggesting timidity
Word for Today :
gibe
verb | JYBE
Definition
1 : to utter taunting words
2 : to deride or tease with taunting words
Word for Today :
ninja
noun | NIN-juh
Definition : a person trained in ancient Japanese martial arts and employed especially for espionage and assassinations
Word for Today :
cordial
adjective | KOR-jul
Definition
1
a : showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval : politely pleasant and friendly
b : sincerely or deeply felt
2 : tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate
Word for Today :
derogate
verb | DAIR-uh-gayt
Definition
1 : to cause to seem inferior : disparage
2 : to take away a part so as to impair : detract
3 : to act beneath one's position or character
Word for Today :
quixotic
adjective | kwik-SAH-tik
Definition
1 : foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action
2 : capricious, unpredictable
Word for Today :
laissez-faire
noun | less-ay-FAIR
Definition
1 : a doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights
2 : a philosophy or practice characterized by a usually deliberate abstention from direction or interference especially with individual freedom of choice and action
Word for Today :
plenary
adjective | PLEN-uh-ree
Definition
1 : complete in every respect : absolute, unqualified
2 : fully attended or constituted by all entitled to be present
Word for Today :
loon
noun | LOON
Definition
1 : lout, idler
2
chiefly Scotland : boy
3
a : a crazy person
b : simpleton
Word for Today :
pleonasm
noun | PLEE-uh-naz-um
Definition
1 : the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense (as in the man he said) : redundancy
2 : an instance or example of pleonasm