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quarta-feira, 16 de janeiro de 2013

Word of the day: Snide


Snide:  falso, de imitação, malicioso, velhaco, irônico, sarcástico
Synonyms: base, contemptible, currish, despicable, detestable, dirty, dishonorable, execrable, ignominious, low, low-down, low-minded, mean, nasty, paltry, ignoble, sordid, vile, wretched
“…a snide trick to get the old woman to sell her antiques for practically nothing…”
“Some small-time crook who was selling snide gems to gullible tourists.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

terça-feira, 29 de maio de 2012

Word of the day: Shabby


Shabby:  gasto, roto, surrado, esfarrapado,  maltrapilho,  miserável, vil, ordinário
Synonyms: beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels, dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby
“Maneuvering his car through a shabby city-owned trailer park on a recent rainy morning…” (www.latimes.com / April 18, 2012)