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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 22, 2025 is: astute • \uh-STOOT\ • adjective Someone or something described as astute has or shows an ability to notice and understand things clearly. In other words, they are mentally sharp or clever. Astute can also describe someone who is crafty or wily. // They made some astute observations about t…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 21, 2025 is: jabberwocky • \JAB-er-wah-kee\ • noun Jabberwocky refers to meaningless speech or writing. // When the character gets angry or flustered, she talks in a sort of agitated jabberwocky that is really quite comical. See the entry > Examples: "The British press now converted the book into their…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 20, 2025 is: flounder • \FLOUN-der\ • verb To flounder is to struggle, whether that struggle is about moving or obtaining footing (as in “horses floundering through deep snow”) or about knowing what to do or say. // Caught off-guard by the reporter’s question, the mayor floundered for a few moments bef…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 19, 2025 is: obtuse • \ahb-TOOSS\ • adjective Obtuse is a formal word that describes someone who is not able to think clearly or to understand what is obvious or simple. It can also suggest a refusal to see something apparent to others, or a willful ignorance of or insensitivity to the real facts of a …
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 18, 2025 is: chutzpah • \KHOOTS-puh\ • noun Chutzpah is audacious boldness often paired with reckless self-confidence. Someone with chutzpah dares to do or say things that seem shocking to others. // It took a lot of chutzpah to stand up to her boss the way she did. See the entry >1. list text here Exa…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 17, 2025 is: pertain • \per-TAYN\ • verb To pertain to someone or something is to relate, refer, or have a connection to that person or thing. // That law pertains only to people who live in this state. See the entry > Examples: "There are certain rules of conduct that pertain to office dressing no mat…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 16, 2025 is: non sequitur • \NAHN-SEK-wuh-ter\ • noun A non sequitur is a statement that either does not logically follow from, or is not clearly related to, what was previously said. // We were talking about the new restaurant when she threw in some non sequitur about her dog. See the entry > Examples…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 15, 2025 is: livid • \LIV-id\ • adjective Livid means "very angry, enraged, or furious." It may also describe things having a dark purplish or reddish color. // The teen's parents were livid when they discovered she had lied about her whereabouts. // He had a livid bruise on his right arm. See the entr…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 14, 2025 is: billet-doux • \bill-ee-DOO\ • noun A billet-doux is a love letter. The word's plural is billets-doux. // Since their relationship was long-distance, the couple thought it would be cute to send each other billets-doux on their anniversary. See the entry > Examples: "... [Jon] Batiste create…
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 13, 2025 is: gallant • \GAL-unt\ • adjective Someone or something described as gallant is very courageous and brave. Gallant is also sometimes used to mean “large and impressive” (as in “a gallant ship”), or to describe someone who has or shows politeness and respect for women. // Though they failed to…
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