Pronounced: AH-puh-zuht, adj
Notes: I kind of knew this word
Yesterday’s word
The word moil, as a verb means
- to word hard; to toil
- to churn
- to make wet or muddy
As a noun, it means
- hard work
- confusion; turmoil
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1600s
Background / Comments
Our word comes from the Old French word moillier (to moisten), which came from the Latin word mollis (soft).
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