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quarta-feira, 3 de julho de 2013

Word of the day: Harrowing

Harrowing: angustiante, cruciante, aflitivo.

Synonyms: disturbing, upsetting, traumatic, distressing, tormenting, vexing, dreadful, worrying, stressful

“It is a harrowing transition, one that can, and has, torn medical staff, as well as parents, apart.”

“This has been a harrowing investigation for them.” (www.wordhippo.com)


sexta-feira, 14 de junho de 2013

Word of the day: Harrowing

Harrowing: angustiante, cruciante, aflitivo
Synonyms: disturbing, upsetting, traumatic, distressing, tormenting, vexing, dreadful, worrying, stressful
“It is a harrowing transition, one that can, and has, torn medical staff, as well as parents, apart.”

 “This has been a harrowing investigation for them.”

sexta-feira, 14 de dezembro de 2012

Word of the day: Pesky


Pesky:  irritante, incômodo, molesto, aborrecido, desagradável
Synonyms:  abrasive, aggravating, bothersome, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, irksome, irritating, maddening, nettlesome, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential
“…the pesky problem of what to do with all the leftovers…”  (www.merriam-webster.com)