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sexta-feira, 14 de outubro de 2016

Word of the day:Snappy




Snappy:  mordaz, agudo,  rápido, repentino, ágil, com estalos, vivo, esperto,  elegante, moderno

Synonyms:  cool [slang], exclusive, fashionable, happening, hip, in, modish, sharp, smart, stylish, swell, swish, trendy, voguish

“…a car with a snappy engine…”
“The show is well-acted, and the dialogue is snappy.”

(www.merriamwebster.com)    


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terça-feira, 28 de janeiro de 2014

Word of the day: Chipper



Chipper: tagarelar, chilrear, vivo, alegre, esperto, ladino
Synonyms: blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, cheery, cheerful, eupeptic, gay, a piece of equipment that is used to cut wood (such as tree branches) into small pieces
“My, you're looking chipper this morning.”
“She greeted me in a chipper voice.” (www.merriam-webster.com)




quarta-feira, 24 de outubro de 2012

Word of the day: Snappy


Snappy: mordaz, agudo,rápido, repentino, ágil, com estalos, vivo, esperto, elegante, moderno
Synonyms: à la mode (also a la mode), au courant, chic, exclusive, fashionable, happening, hip, in, modish, sharp, smart, stylish, supercool, swell
“…a car with a snappy engine…”
“The show is well-acted, and the dialogue is snappy.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

segunda-feira, 18 de junho de 2012

Word of the day: Sassy


Sassy: insolente, atrevido, vivo, vigoroso, elegante, na moda
Synonyms: arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, saucy, wise
“She bought some sassy high heels.”
Octavia Spencer won supporting actress for playing a sassy maid who takes delicious revenge in the 1960s-era drama ? (www.latimes.com / February 26, 2012)

segunda-feira, 27 de fevereiro de 2012

Word of the Day: Jaunty


Jaunty:  animado, vivo, airoso / garboso, vistoso.
Synonyms: active, airy, animate, animated, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, gay, lively, jazzy, kinetic
“All I could think about on that occasion was how absurd it was for this jaunty, vigorous man of, oh, 65 or so to go around claiming to be 91.”(Newsweek, April 17, 2011)