Word of the day: Quaint / The wheels are turning

Word of the day

Quaint:  estranho, esquisito, singular, fantástico

Synonyms: bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kinky

“The fishing village was very quaint.”

“The writer talks about the quaint customs of the natives.”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

The wheels are turning: algo está acontecendo, algo está para acontecer ( e que vai causar algo, que vai iniciar algo), as coisas estavam de tal forma que

“By the late 1940s the wheels were turning that would make space flight possible by the end of the 1950s.”   (www.thefreedictionary.com)

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Word of the day: Snarky

Snarky: irritável, sensível

Synonyms: choleric, crabby, cranky, cross, crotchety, fiery, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, peevish, perverse, pettish, petulant, prickly

“Working all day with such snarky jerks is exhausting.”

“With champagne as a lubricant, she unleashed an unending series of snarky comments for the duration of the wedding reception.”  (www.merriamwebster.com)

Word of the day: Testy

Testy: irritável, rabugento, mal-humorado

Synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy

“That coworker would be easier to get along with if she weren't so testy all the time.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Outlandish

Outlandish: estranho, bizarro, grotesco, remoto, longínquo, distante

Synonyms: bizarre, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kinky, offbeat, off-kilter, off-the-wall, odd, out-of-the-way, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky

“She fills her books with outlandish characters.”

“The actress wore an outlandish dress to the awards ceremony.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Crabby

crabby: de mau humor, rabugento, ranzinza, intratável. 2 acre, azedo. 3 difícil de entender, obscuro, intricado, confuso

Synonyms: choleric, irritable, cranky, cross, crotchety,fiery, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, pettish,petulant, prickly, quick-tempered, raspy, ratty, short-empered,  snappy, snarky,  testy, waspish

“Nick said. "He's so crabby I don't go near him.” (www.latimes.com, September 14, 2003)

Word of the Day: Testy

Testy:  irritável, impaciente, petulante

Synonyms: choleric, crabby, cranky, cross, crotchety, fiery, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, peevish, perverse, pettish

“Romney, Gingrich get testy in acrimonious GOP debate in Tampa.” (www.orlandosentinel.com)

Word of the Day: Quirky

Quirky: estranho, peculiar
Synonyms: abnormal, whimsical, arbitrary, wanton, crank, vagrant, cranky

“.. and don’t be afraid of quirky ideas.”

Newsweek, November 14, 2010

Word of the day: Quirky

Quirky: estranho, peculiar
Synonyms: abnormal, whimsical, arbitrary, wanton, crank, vagrant, cranky

“.. and don’t be afraid of quirky ideas.”

Newsweek, November 14, 2010