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      • Reverse Dictionary DISABILITY - DISCOVERY
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      • Reverse Dictionary DO - DOLTISH
      • Reverse Dictionary DOMESTIC - DRAGONFLY
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      • Reverse Dictionary EXACERBATE - EXCELLENTLY
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      • Reverse Dictionary FOOD - FOOD POISONING
      • Reverse Dictionary FOOL - FOOLISHNESS
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      • Reverse Dictionary HONEST - HORROR-STRUCK
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      • Reverse Dictionary IMBECILE - IMPERVIOUS
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      • Reverse Dictionary. LIBEL - LION
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      • Reverse Dictionary MALL - MARMOT
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      • Reverse Dictionary MENTAL - MILDNESS
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      • Reverse Dictionary MONEY - MONEY ORDER
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WORD OF THE DAY: SELFCIDE

31/5/2021

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SELFCIDE
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NOUN
an act of killing oneself; suicide ...1692 obs.

ETYMOLOGY
from self- + -cide (forming nouns with the sense ‘the killing of the person, animal, etc.)’, as an alteration of suicide

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1692 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...The author several times saith that the law of nature is the law of God, and yet all wickedness is lawful by the law of nature. - That no Homicide, or Selfcide, or Fratricide, or Patricide is against the law of nature. If so, 'tis a wise law thar forbids nothing. Also that there must be a law of God winking at most unnatural impieties..."
From: Athenae Oxonienses. An Exact History of All the Writers and Bishops, Who have had their Education in The most ancient and famous University of Oxford, From the Fifteenth Year of King Henry the Seventh, Dom. 1500, to the End of the Year 1690
By Anthony Wood
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WORD OF THE DAY: JONNOP

30/5/2021

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JONNOP

NOUN
a policeman ...1938 Aust. sl.

ETYMOLOGY
a contraction of John Hop (a male police officer [rhyming slang for 'cop'])

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1938 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...Anyway, a sneakin' coot of a police-boy stationed at the the Compound got to hear of it and told th​e jonnops. You see, at the Compound, they was callin' this lubra Missus Constantinople, same's they do when a lubra's got a whiteman playin' round with her, y' know. Well, the jonnops come along..."
From: Capricornia
- Xavier Herbert

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WORD OF THE DAY: PODSNAPPIAN

29/5/2021

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PODSNAPPIAN

ADJ.
relating to, or characteristic of Dickens's Mr. Podsnap; complacent, self-satisfied, blinkered, narrow-minded ...1866

ETYMOLOGY
from the name of John Podsnap (a character in Charles Dickens' Our Mutual Friend (1865), known for his complacency and refusal to face up to unpleasant facts) + -ian

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1866 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...With Podsnappian dislike of improprieties, they fear lest it should "bring a blush to the cheek of a young person," and hence demand that the very existence of this class of crimes should be ignored in fiction as well as in every-day life..."
From: 
The Galaxy. An Illustrated Magazine of Entertaining Reading. September 1, 1866, to December 15, 1866
The Seventh Commandment in Modern Fiction - W.L. Alden
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WORD OF THE DAY: NOCIBLE

28/5/2021

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NOCIBLE

ADJ.
harmful, hurtful, injurious ...1490 obs. rare

ETYMOLOGY
from Latin nocibilis (2nd–3rd century), from Latin nocēre (to hurt, injure), + -bilis (-ble)

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1490 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...And no thynge the­re ys soo gretely greuable. but that it is alle ynoughe facylle vnto her to be experymented for the entreteyny­nge of her loue wherinne she myghte be deceyued for the grete serche that she doeth wythoute ceasse for to es­chew alle thynges that in this caas myghte be noci­ble and contrarye to her..."
From: Here fynyssheth the boke yf Eneydos, compyled by Vyrgyle, which hathe be translated oute of latyne in to frenshe, and oute of frenshe reduced in to Englysshe by me Wyllm Caxton, the xxij. daye of Iuyn. the yere of our lorde. M.iiij.Clxxxx. The fythe yere of the regne of kynge Henry the seuenth — Boke of Eneydos
- William Caxton
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WORD OF THE DAY: CHARGEOUS

27/5/2021

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CHARGEOUS

ADJ.
1. burdensome; expensive, costly; troublesome, severe, oppressive ...1380 obs.
2. of the nature of a load; onerous, heavy ...a1382 obs.

ETYMOLOGY
from Anglo-Norman chargeous, -jous = Old French chargeus, from Romance type cargoso, from carga (charge) + -ous

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1380 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"... Suppose we þat þes newe ordris, stondinge alle þes olde ordris, ben chargious to þe Chirche in worldli goodis þat þei dispenden. For noumbre of preestis brouȝt in bi Crist was sufficient for Cristis hous, and for þe same hous ben now moo and worse..."
From: Select Works of John Wyclif
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WORD OF THE DAY: EFFOCATE

26/5/2021

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EFFOCATE
​VERB
to choke, to strangle ...1656 obs. rare

ETYMOLOGY
​from Latin effōcāt- ppl. stem of effōcāre, from ex (out) + faux (throat)

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1656 -  Effocate, to choak, or strangle
From: Glossographia; or, A dictionary interpreting all such hard words, whether Hebrew, Greek or Latin
​ - Thomas  Blount
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WORD OF THE DAY: INGROTEN

25/5/2021

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INGROTEN

VERB
to cram with food or drink, to glut, to devour ...c1440 obs. rare

ETYMOLOGY
from in- + groten (vb. to glut) 

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
c1440 - GROTON, or ingroton wythe mete or drynke (grotyyn, or ingrotyyn, K.) Ingurgito
From: Promptorium Parvulorum Sive Clericorum
Edited by Albert Way
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WORD OF THE DAY: WANKLY

24/5/2021

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WANKLY

ADJ.
weak, feeble, frail, delicate, shaky from weakness; unstable, wobbly, tottering; unsteady, not to be relied upon, precarious ...1795 rare, chiefly Eng. dial.

ETYMOLOGY
from wankle (adj. unsteady, insecure, precarious; unstable, wobbly; changeable, unsettled; inconstant, fickle, not to be relied on) + -y

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1795 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...I am a widow woman, at your service, Sir, (curtsey) buried my husband, (curtsey) about six weeks ago, (curtsey) - an ailing man, Sir, (curtsey) - always weak and wankly, (curtsey) - Could do nothing for many ears, Sir..."
From: Gleanings Through Wales, Holland, and Westphalia: With Views of Peace and War at Home and Abroad
- Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson)
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WORD OF THE DAY: UNAVISY

23/5/2021

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UNAVISY

ADJ.
not well-advised, imprudent ...c1420 obs. rare

ETYMOLOGY
from un- + avisy (advisee obs. adj. well-advised, prudent)

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
c1420 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...chese þe sadnesse of an alde wyse man̛ than̛ þe vnavesy lightenesse of ȝonge men̛. For ȝong men̛ often tymes traystand̛ to mekiƚƚ in thaire awenn̛ doghtynes thurgh þaire awen̛ foly ere mescheued̛..."
From: Prose Life of Alexander
(a Middle English prose romance, found in the mid-fifteenth century Lincoln Thornton Manuscript.
Edited by J.S. Westlake for the Early English Text Society)
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WORD OF THE DAY: FEMALIZE

22/5/2021

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FEMALIZE

VERB
to become effeminate or unmanly; to make feminine or female ...1674 obs.

ETYMOLOGY
from female (adj.) + ize

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1674 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...Leon.
Fie! fie! I hate you now — I must be coy,
Though he's sharp set, too easie Love will cloy:
Men are so Femaliz'd, so idle grown,
They court the Coy, and slight what may be won
..."
From: The Spanish Rogue
- Thomas Duffett
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WORD OF THE DAY: ROSICAL

21/5/2021

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ROSICAL

ADJ.
resembling a rose in colour; rosy ...1631 obs. rare

ETYMOLOGY
of uncertain origin;
possibly an error for rosiall at roseal (adj.), or from rose (n. the flower) + -ical


FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1631 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...Oh most diuine Angellica, Natures sole wonder, thou excellent ornament of Beauty, thy louely Face painted with a crimson die, thy rosicall Chéekes surpassing Snow in whitenesse, thy decent Necke like purest Iuory, hath like a Fowlers net intangled my yéelding heart: whereby it is for euermore imprisoned in thy breast..."
From: The Most Pleasant History of Tom a Lincolne: That Renowned Souldier, the Red-rose Knight, who for his Valour and Chivalry, was Surnamed the Boast of England. Shewing his honourable victories in Forraigne Countries, with his Strange Fortunes in the Fayrie Land
- Richard Johnson
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WORD OF THE DAY: TRANQUILLOUS

20/5/2021

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TRANQUILLOUS

ADJ.
free from agitation or disturbance; tranquil, calm, serene, placid, quiet, still, peaceful ...1638 obs. rare

ETYMOLOGY
from Latin tranquillus (tranquil adj.) + -ous

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1638 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...Then out of doores with Tarquin, what's he that may fit in a calme valley, and will chuse to repose in a tempestuous mountaine, but a mad-man? that may live in tranquillous pleasures, and will seek out a kingdomes cares, but a mad-man? who would seek innovation in a Common-wealth in publike..."
From: The Dramatic Works of Thomas Heywood (1874)
The Rape of Lucrece
- Thomas Heywood
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WORD OF THE DAY: HIDDY

19/5/2021

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​HIDDY


ADJ.
1. (also HIDDIE) lofty, towering ...1632 obs.
2. drunk ...1989 US college sl.

VERB
to hide ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.

ETYMOLOGY
(for adj. 1) possibly a variant of heady (adj. of such great height as to make one giddy)

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1632 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...We once were Trojans, once this was faire Troy,
And Trojans grace: now angrie Iove our joy
Gives to the Greeks: Greeks lord it over us,
Out citie fir'd, we most calamitous.
The hiddie horse standing within our town,
Hath armed men disgorg'd: fire up and down
Sinon triumphant throws: some strongly stand
To keep our gates wide ope:ne're did our land
..."
From: The XII Aeneids of Virgil, the most renowned Laureat-pince of Latine-poets; translated into English deca-syllables, by Iohn Vicars
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WORD OF THE DAY: MATAEOLOGIAN

18/5/2021

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MATAEOLOGIAN
also MATEOLOGIAN

NOUN
one who discourses or speculates vainly or fruitlessly; one who indulges in nonsense; an empty talker ...1653 rare

ETYMOLOGY
from Middle French mateologien (vain discourser) from ancient Greek ματαιολόγος (adj. talking at random); from ancient Greek μάταιος (vain) + -λόγος (speaking) + French -ien (ian) probably after théologien (theologian) 

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1653 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...Then he said to Grangousier, Do you see this young boy? he is not as yet full twelve yeares old; let us try (if it please you) what difference there is betwixt the knowledge of the doting Mateologians of old time, and the young lads that are now. The trial pleased Grangousier, and he commanded the Page to begin..."
From: The First book of the Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais
- Translated by Thomas Urquhart
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WORD OF THE DAY: SWADDISH

17/5/2021

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SWADDISH

ADJ.
clownish, loutish ...1593 obs. rare

ETYMOLOGY
from swad (n. a country bumpkin; a clodhopper; a loutish or clownish fellow) + -ish

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1593 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...Nash, Nash, Nash, (quoth a louer of truth, and honesty) vaine Nash, railing Nash, craking Nash, bibbing Nash, baggage Nash, swaddish Nash, rogish Nash, Nash the bellweather of the scribling flocke, the swishswash of the presse, the bumm of Impudēcy, the shambles of beastlines, the poulkat of Pouls-churchyard, the shrichowle of London, the toade-stoole of the Realme, the scorning-stocke of the world, & the horrible Cōfuter of foure Letters..."
From: Pierces Supererogation Or A New Prayse of the Old Asse
- Gabriel Harvey

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WORD OF THE DAY: ESCULENT

16/5/2021

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ESCULENT

ADJ.
suitable for food, eatable ...1626

NOUN
anything that is eatable or fit for food; especially, vegetables ...1633

ETYMOLOGY
from Latin esculentus (fit for eating, good to eat), from esca (food)

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1626 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...But a Number of Herbs are not Esculent at all; As Worme-Wood, Grasse, Greene-Corne, Century, Hyssope, Lavender, Balme, &c. The Causes are, for that, the Herbs, that are not Esculent, doe want the two Tastes, in which Nourishment resteth..."
From: Sylva Sylvarum, Or, A Naturall Historie: In Ten Centuries
- Francis Bacon
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WORD OF THE DAY: PENDILATORY

15/5/2021

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PENDILATORY

ADJ.
pendulous, dangling ...1653 obs. rare

ETYMOLOGY
from French pendiller (to dangle, to hang) + -atory

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1653 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...I have seen above five hundred hanged, but I never saw any have a better countenance in his dangling and pendilatory swagging; truly if I had so good a one, I would willingly hang thus all my life-time;..."
From: The First Book of the Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Doctor in Physick
- François Rabelais
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WORD OF THE DAY: BOBADIL

14/5/2021

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BOBADIL

NOUN
a blustering braggart who pretends to prowess; a swaggering boaster ...1771

ETYMOLOGY
from the the name of Bobadil, a boastful character in Ben Jonson's Every Man in his Humor

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1771 - see EXAMPLE below
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EXAMPLE
"...Stay, stay, my good Bobadil, I have not done with you yet; let me just hint to you, that  you have no more title to sense and understanding, than you have to real spirit and courage..."
From: Newmarket: Or, An Essay on the Turf: Containing, Amongst Other Grave and Weighty Matters, a Parallel ... between Newmarket Races, and the Olympic Games...
By Philip Parsons
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WORD OF THE DAY: LOGOMANIAC

13/5/2021

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LOGOMANIAC

NOUN
a person who is insanely interested in words ...1870

ETYMOLOGY
from  Greek λόγος (word) + maniac 

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1870 - see EXAMPLE BELOW

EXAMPLE
"...We have outgrown the customs of those logo-maniacs, or word-worshippers, whom old Ralph Cudworth, in his True Intellectual System of the Universe, p. 67, seems to have had in view, when he affirms, "that they could not make a Rational Discourse of anything, though never so small, but they must stuff it with their Quiddities, Entities, Essences, Haecceities, and the like..."
From: Shakespeare and the Emblem Writers: An Exposition of Their Similarities of Thought and Expression: preceded by a view of emblem-literature down to A.D. 1616
- Henry Green
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WORD OF THE DAY: DIRITY

12/5/2021

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DIRITY

NOUN
direness, dreadfulness, terribleness, cruelty ...1586 obs. rare

ETYMOLOGY
from Latin dīritās (fearfulness, frightfulness, dire event) from dīrus (fell, dreadful, dismal, mournful)

FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1586 - see EXAMPLE below

EXAMPLE
"...as if, how merciful soever God be in remitting, pardoning, forgiving all their transgressions, nevertheless so unappeasable is the rigour and dirity of his corrective justice, that till transgressors have endured, either in this world or another, vexation proportionable unto the pleasure..."
From: The Works of Richard Hooker
A Learned Sermon of The Nature of Pride
​- Richard Hooker
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