Word of the Day

adjective

1. excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.

1. characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude; her benevolent smile.

2. desiring to help others; charitable: gifts from several benevolent alumni.

1. not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.

adjective

adjective

1. constant; unremitting: assiduous reading.

adjective

1. utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty.

2. contemptible; despicable; base-spirited: an abject coward.

adjective

1. objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person.

verb (used with object) Informal .

adjective

1. outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.

verb (used without object) British .

noun

1. the doing of good; active goodness or kindness; charity.

adjective

1. performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.

adjective

1. overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.

adjective

1.  offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive; overdone or gross: fulsome praise that embarrassed her deeply; fulsome décor.

2.  disgusting; sickening; repulsive: a table heaped with fulsome mounds of greasy foods.

3.  excessively or insincerely lavish: fulsome admiration.

4.  encompassing all aspects; comprehensive: a fulsome survey of the political situation in Central America.

Noun

1. a small pocket just below the waistline in trousers for a watch, keys, change, etc. Compare watch pocket.

2.  a short chain or ribbon, usually with a medallion or similar ornament, attached to a watch and worn hanging from a pocket.

3.  the medallion or ornament itself.

  Verb

1. Archaic . to cheat; deceive.

  Verb phrase

2. fob off,

    a.  to cheat someone by substituting something spurious or inferior; palm off (often followed by on ): He tried to fob off an inferior brand on us.

    b. to put (someone) off by deception or trickery: She fobbed us off with false

1. to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).