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domingo, 28 de julho de 2013

Word of the day: Smutty

Smutty:  sujo, manchado (com fuligem), indecente, obsceno

Synonyms: bawdy, blue, coarse, crude, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, gutter, impure, indecent, lascivious, lewd, locker-room, nasty, pornographic, porny, profane, raunchy, ribald, obscene, stag, trashy, unprintable, vulgar, wanton, X-rated

“The movie was rated R because of some nude scenes and smutty dialogue.”
“…a street urchin with a smutty face…”


(www.merriamwebster.com)

quinta-feira, 10 de janeiro de 2013

Word of the day: Prim


Prim: ostentar um ar afetado, vestir-se de modo afetado, afetado, empertigado
Synonyms: antiseptic, bandbox, crisp, groomed, kempt, orderly, picked up, neat, shipshape, smug, snug, tidied, tidy, trig, trim

“He has prim views on religion.”
“Her aunts were very prim and proper.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

sexta-feira, 29 de junho de 2012

Word of the day: Gaudy


Gaudy: enfeitado demais, afetado, pomposo, vistoso mas sem gosto, berrante, espalhafatoso / grande festa (de colégio)
Synonyms / definitions: flamboyant, flaring, flashy, garish, glitzy, loud, noisy, ostentatious, razzle-dazzle, splashy, swank, ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented, marked by extravagance
“The showgirls wore gaudy costumes.”
“They bought the house for a gaudy sum.”(www.merriam-webster.com)