Daily Word Quiz
NUMMI-AMOROUS a) fond of food b) loving oneself; egotistic c) fond of staying in bed late d) fond of or loving money Answer below. Today's Featured Word: FURIAL ADJ. furious, raging, violent ...c1386 obs. ETYMOLOGY from Old French furial, from Latin furialis furious, frenzied, from furia fury FIRST DOCUMENTED USE c1386 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...That ye be in this furial pyne of helle?" From: The Squieres Tale By: Geoffrey Chaucer, c1386 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 Daily Word Quiz Answer NUMMI-AMOROUS d) fond of or loving money ...1650 obs.
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