Category: Word of the Day

Sycophant Part of Speech (POS) noun Definition: 1. a person who tries to get what they want by excessively praising or complimenting someone in order to make them feel attractive or important 2. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage A sycophant is a person who praises others… Continue reading Sycophant

Part of Speech (POS) adjective Definition: 1. something boring, mundane or occurring every day 2. daily; recurring every day Part of Speech (POS) noun Quotidian, when used as a medical term is a noun. Definition: 3. a fever which returns every day Quotidian describes those things that happen every day. Sometimes they are those things… Continue reading Quotidian

Vapid Definition of vapid: 1. lacking liveliness; dull 2. offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging 3. lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit Part of Speech (POS) adjective If you describe someone or something as vapid, you are critical of them because they are dull and uninteresting. - Collins Dictionary Vapid means “not lively… Continue reading Vapid

Guffaw Definition: A loud or boisterous burst of laughter. Part of Speech (POS) noun Etymology Guffaw comes from the Scottish word gawf, which is onomatopoetic, meaning that it’s spelled the way it sounds. Below are a few examples of the word being used correctly in a sentence: • After the clown tripped and fell over… Continue reading Guffaw

Bedraggled Definition: 1. dirty and disheveled 2. messy and filthy 3. left wet and limp by or as if by rain Someone or something that is bedraggled looks messy because they have got wet or dirty. Part of Speech (POS) adjective Below are a few examples of the word being used correctly in a sentence… Continue reading Bedraggled

dfoww Obsequious Definition: 1. showing too great a willingness to serve or obey; fawning 2. excessively submissive; overly obedient If you disapprove of the overly submissive way someone is acting — like the teacher's pet or a celebrity's assistant — call them by the formal adjective obsequious. Obsequious people are usually not being genuine; they… Continue reading Obsequious

dfoww Dowager Definition: 1. a widow holding property or a title from her deceased husband often used in combination with the titlequeen dowager, dowager duchess 2. a dignified elderly woman Part of Speech (POS) noun I'll use it in a sentence: ● The congregation's dowager, donated an exorbitant amount of money to assist the congregation's… Continue reading Dowager