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filiopietistic: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

17 hours 12 min ago
filiopietistic: pertaining to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.

pied: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

5 February 2012 - 9:00am
pied: having patches of two or more colors, as various birds and other animals.

caprice: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

4 February 2012 - 9:00am
caprice: a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.

excogitate: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

3 February 2012 - 9:00am
excogitate: to think out; devise; invent.

peroration: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

2 February 2012 - 9:00am
peroration: a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.

doyenne: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

1 February 2012 - 9:00am
doyenne: a woman who is the senior member of a group, class, or profession.

idoneous: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

31 January 2012 - 9:00am
idoneous: appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.

neoterism: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

30 January 2012 - 9:00am
neoterism: an innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.

hotchpot: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

29 January 2012 - 9:00am
hotchpot: the bringing together of shares or properties in order to divide them equally.

birr: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

28 January 2012 - 9:00am
birr: force; energy; vigor.

conciliate: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

27 January 2012 - 9:00am
conciliate: to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over.

mettle: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

26 January 2012 - 9:00am
mettle: courage and fortitude.

bleb: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

25 January 2012 - 9:00am
bleb: a bubble.

educe: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

24 January 2012 - 9:00am
educe: to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent.

slimsy: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

23 January 2012 - 9:00am
slimsy: flimsy; frail.

natheless: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

22 January 2012 - 9:00am
natheless: nevertheless.

remora: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

21 January 2012 - 9:00am
remora: an obstacle, hindrance, or obstruction.

deucedly: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

20 January 2012 - 9:00am
deucedly: devilishly; damnably.

shiv: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

19 January 2012 - 9:00am
shiv: a knife, especially a switchblade.

persnickety: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

18 January 2012 - 9:00am
persnickety: overparticular; fussy.