Word of the Day - July 21, 2009

Word of the Day is adumbrate, which is to sketch out, suggest, foreshadow or overshadow.

Word of the Day - July 20, 2009

Riant is your word of the day. It means smiling or cheerful. For example, giant blue freezies make me riant.

Word of the Day - July 16, 2009

Word of the Day is Coulrophobia, which is the fear of clowns. My lady bought a book of scary clowns. You do the math...

Word of the Day - July 15, 2009

Obfuscate is your Word of the Day. It means to muddle, confuse, make unclear. Could I be more clear than that?

Word of the Day - July 14, 2009

Today's Word of the Day is factitious, which is something that is not natural or genuine; something forced or fake. I swear to you that I am always genuine, never forced or fake.

Word of the Day - July 13, 2009

Today's word of the day is metrist, which is a writer of verse, or someone who writes in meter, or an expert in metrics. Sort of like me.

Word of the Day - July 9, 2009

The Word of the Day is gauche, which means socially awkward, crude, lacking tact. Being left-handed, it's my least favourite word, because it's French for 'left'. I prefer sinister, the Latin word for left. Yes, it has implications of disaster and trouble, but it does have the connotation of evil. Ooo spooky!

Word of the Day - July 8, 2009

Word of the Day is megalomania which is an extreme delusion of power or importance, a yen to do grand things, or tendency to exaggerate, like many reality show participants experience...

Word of the Day - July 7, 2009

Word of the Day is consummate, which means perfect, highly skilled. For example, I'm told that MrWordsWorth is a consummate writer...

Word of the Day - July 6, 2009

Your Word of the Day is filigree, which previously was filigrain. A filigree is mainly a delicate, lace-like ornamental work of intertwined gold or silver.

Word of the Day - July 3, 2009

Word of the Day is cordate, which is heart-shaped. Gossamer, the monster from the Bugs Bunny cartoons is kind of cordate.

Word of the Day - July 1, 2009

Today's Word is prevaricate, which is to speak falsely or misleadingly, which I have been doing all day on Twitter. If you'd like to know, or why, follow me @MrWordsWorth

Word of the Day - June 30, 2009

Your Word of the Day for today is eclectic, which is to choose from various streams or processes, or something from diverse sources. Kinda like my blog...

Word of the Day - June 29, 2009

Quintessence is your Word of the Day: it's the pure, concentrated essence of an item, the perfect expression of a quality. I think quintessence is a perfect expression...

Word of the Day - June 26, 2009

Today's Word of the Day was also my 2000th tweet. I chose Nascent, which is coming into being or being born, or starting to grow and take shape, like a culture or idea. I once used it in an article when I wrote for magazines to describe an organization. The gentleman I interviewed from that organization thought it was derogatory.

Word of the Day - June 25, 2009

Your Word of the Day is natant, which the spelling feature on Blogspot and Twitter doesn't recognize, sadly. It's a word that basically means floating or swimming, typically on the surface of a body of water. When it comes to work, some days I'm natant; some days I'm being dragged under by a tsunami...

Word of the Day - June 24, 2009

Your Word of the Day is irrecusable, which is something that should not be refused or rejected. The mastery of Coltrane, for example, is irrecusable. Don't believe me? Read my verse, or listen for yourself...

Word of the Day - June 23, 2009

Today's Word was inspired by @KMWeiland on Twitter, who wrote a very impassioned article on her blog in defense of big and archaic words. So, for her, I offer the word prestidigitation, which is a fancy way to say sleight of hand, or tricks done by hand. See also legerdemain.

Word of the Day - June 22, 2009

Since I seem to be taking the weekend off from blogging, I'm borrowing my Word of the Day selection I made yesterday on Twitter: Fastigium. Essentially, it's the worst point in an illness. I selected it in my fervent hope that, maybe, the events the Iranian people are experiencing now represent a fastigium for them, and that things will get better. At least that's what I'd like to believe. The Word of the Day for Twitter and this blog will synch back up tomorrow...

Word of the Day - June 18

Your Word of the Day is rigmarole, which is foolish or nonsensical rambling talk, or a very involved and time wasting procedure.