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odious
[odious] extremely unpleasant; repulsive.
mugwump
[mug·wump] a person who remains aloof or independent, especially from party politics.
waspish

[wasp·ish] readily expressing anger or irritation.

Featured on March 3, 2025
philistine

a person who is narrow-minded, hostile to or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, and aesthetic refinement, often characterized by a materialistic worldview

Featured on February 26, 2024
saturnine

[sat·ur·nine] (of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy.

Featured on February 25, 2024
bovine
(of a person) slow-moving and dull-witted.
Featured on February 24, 2024
puzzlewit
A stupid person
Featured on February 20, 2024
querulous

[quer·u·lous] complaining in a petulant or whining manner.

Featured on February 19, 2025.
palter

[pal·ter] equivocate or prevaricate in action or speech.

Featured on February 18, 2025.
vexatious

[vex·a·tious] causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry.

Featured on February 13, 2025.
invidious

[in·vid·i·ous] (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others.

Featured on February 12, 2025. 
nudnik
[nud·nik] a pestering, nagging, or irritating person; a bore.
Featured on February 11, 2025.
rapscallion
[rap·scal·lion] mischievous person.
Featured on February 10, 2025
jejune
[je·june] naive, simplistic, and superficial.
Featured on February 6, 2025.
doltish
[dolt·ish] (of a person) stupid; idiotic.

 

Featured on February 5, 2025. 
cacophony

[ca·coph·o·nya mixture of loud unpleasant sounds.

Featured on February 4, 2025. 
poltroon
[pol·troon] an utter coward.
Featured on February 3, 2025.
visigoth
[vis·i·gotha member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France.
Featured on January 30, 2025
louche

[ne·far·i·ous] (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.

Featured on January 29, 2025.
louche

[lo͞oSH] disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way.

Featured on January 28, 2025.
jackanapes
[jack·a·napesan impudent or conceited fellow
Featured on January 27, 2025.
supercilious
[su·per·cil·i·ous] behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
Featured on January 23, 2025.
pettifogger

[pet·ti·fog·ger] an inferior legal practitioner, especially one who deals with petty cases or employs dubious practices.


Featured on January 22, 2025.
coxcomb
[cox·comb] a vain or conceited man; a dandy
Featured on January 21, 2025. 
blooter
[/ˈblo͞odər/] a foolish or blundering person. 
Featured on January 20, 2024.

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