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quarta-feira, 22 de janeiro de 2014

Word of the day: Edgy

Edgy:  irritável, impaciente, irascível, mordaz, irritado, 
anguloso, que tem cantos, afiado, aguçado

Synonyms: aflutter, antsy, anxious, nervous, hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervy, perturbed, queasy tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried
“ Too much coffee makes me edgy.”

“ Why are you so edgy?” “ Their relationship has always been edgy.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)


domingo, 8 de setembro de 2013

Word of the day: Edgy

Edgy:  irritável, impaciente, anguloso, , aguçado, irascível, mordaz, irritado, que tem cantos, afiado
Synonyms: aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, nervous, goosey

“Too much coffee makes me edgy.”
“Why are you so edgy?”

“Their relationship has always been edgy.”

domingo, 1 de abril de 2012

Word of the Day: Keen


Keen: agudo, afiado, aguçado, mordaz, incisivo, penetrante, perspicaz, sagaz,vivo,sutil, fino, forte, potente, veemente, ardente, entusiástico
Synonyms:  delicate, fine, keen, perceptive, quick, sensitive, sharp, biting, bitter, keen, penetrating, cutting, edged, edgysharpened, alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, exceptional, fast, quick, quick-witted, sharp, smart, supersmart
“Moore has a keen business mind and is very Internet-savvy.” (Newsweek, March 13, 2012)
“He was not keen on spinach and refused to allow it onto his plate…”(Newsweek, February 14, 2012)
“From early on, Kelley was almost as keen on music as on art…”(Newsweek, February 06, 2012
“The question of Iran’s role in the opposition is of keen interest to the U.S. military.”(Newsweek, November 10, 2011)