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curtal
Pronounced: KUHR-tuhl, noun/adj Notes: Looks like “curtail” with a letter missing Yesterday’s word The word rutilant means “having a reddish glow” First usage Our word came into English in the late 1400s Background / Comments In classic Doctor Who, there was an alien race called the Rutans, which were in a long-standing war between them…
rutilant
Pronounced: ROO-tuh-luhnt, adj Notes: This word made me think of classic Doctor Who Yesterday’s word The word niddering means “a coward or wretch” First usage Our word came into English in the late 1500s Background / Comments Our word came from an erroneous reading of the Middle English word nithing, which came from the Old…
niddering
Pronounced: NIHD-uhr-ing, noun Notes: Another good word to know Yesterday’s word The word hidebound means (of a domestic animal) having a dry skin lacking in pliancy and adhering closely to the underlying flesh having an inflexible or ultraconservative character First usage Our word came into English in the late 1500s Background / Comments As I…
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