What a great list! It’s so nice to see words of more than two syllables used on the internet and indeed promoted for writing. I can’t help smiling on hearing such gems as “cahoots,” “comeuppance” and “skulduggery.” Thank you for sharing this list! I also like dangnabit ?Ī lovely list. Even the OED lists synonyms like sycophantic, servile and ingratiating. “Flattering” sounds like it could used a compliment (or at least neutral) but I’ve never heard the word used in any way that wasn’t an insult. These are wonderful lists but your definition of “obsequious” seems odd to me. There are many I already use, and lots more I have never heard before. Surely a stiff is a slang term for a corpse? Borborygmus is great since I don’t think there’s another word for the same thing.īut I don’t like bindle stiff. I especially like the words I hadn’t heard before, like cattywampus. 75 Idioms and Expressions That Include “Break”.Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Vocabulary category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below: Widdershins (also withershins): counterclockwise, contrary Whirligig: whirling toy merry-go-round dizzying course of events Tatterdemalion: raggedly dressed person looking disreputable or decayed Swashbuckler: cocky adventurer story about the same Squelch: to suppress or silence act of silencing sucking sound Rigmarole (also rigamarole): confused talk complicated procedure Pettifogger: quibbler disreputable lawyer Periwinkle: light purplish blue creeping plant aquatic snail
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Obloquy: condemning or abusive language, or the state of being subject to such Loggerheads (in the expression “at loggerheads”): quarrelsome Lackadaisical: bereft of energy or enthusiasm Jackanapes: impudent or mischievous person High jinks (also hijinks): boisterous antics Higgledy-piggledy: in a disorganized or confused manner Haberdasher: men’s clothier provider of sundries Gobbledygook: nonsense, indecipherable writing Imbue your musings with mirth by incorporating these terms:Ībstemious: restrained in consumption of food and alcoholĬahoots (in the expression “in cahoots with”): schemingĬallipygian: possessing a shapely derriereĬopacetic (also copasetic, copesetic): satisfactoryĬurmudgeon: ill-tempered (and often old) personįactotum: all-around servant or attendantįestoon: to decorate dangling decorative chains
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Though their meanings may be obscure, they each present a challenge - I mean an opportunity - for you to paint a vivid word picture. Here are 100 words it’s difficult to employ without smiling. The English language can be maddening to native speakers and learners alike, but is also delightfully rich, especially for those who seek to convey a lighthearted tone in their writing.