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sulfurous
22 January 2025 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (adjective) Harsh or corrosive in tone.
Synonyms: acid, blistering, caustic, vitriolic, acrid, acerbic, bitter, virulent.
Usage: Her sulfurous denunciation of the governor was aired on the news that evening.
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portentous
21 January 2025 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (adjective) Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty.
Synonyms: overblown, pompous, grandiloquent, pontifical.
Usage: His hands, large and coarse, were plentifully bedecked with rings; and he wore a heavy gold watch-chain, with a bundle of seals of portentous size, and a great variety of colors, attached to it.
cockeyed
20 January 2025 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (adjective) Turned or twisted toward one side.
Synonyms: askew, awry, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky.
Usage: He noticed that his tie was cockeyed and made sure to straighten it before meeting with the company executives.