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segunda-feira, 9 de dezembro de 2013

Word of the day: Scratchy

Scratchy:  rangente, tosco (desenho),  heterogêneo (esporte)
Synonyms: brambly, prickly, thistly, thorny

“…listening to scratchy old records…”
“The costume is made from scratchy material.”
“He is sick with a scratchy throat.”


quinta-feira, 2 de maio de 2013

Word of the day: GRUFF


Gruff:  áspero, rude, brusco
Synonyms: coarse, croaking, croaky, grating, gravel, gravelly, hoarse, husky, rasping, raspy, rusty, scratchy, throaty
“Don't be fooled by his gruff manner—he's really very kind.”
“He spoke in a gruff voice.”   (www.merriam-webster.com)

domingo, 11 de novembro de 2012

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)