Word of the day: Choppy

Choppy : que faz movimentos rápidos,  agitado, encapelado, encrespado (ondas), gretado, rachado, fendido, cortado

Synonyms: bouncy, wobbly, broken off, wimpled, capricious, wandering, catchy, rough with small waves, changeable, variable (vento), interrupted by ups and downs

“…then these radiant white paper pillows are perhaps the whitecaps of a choppy sea.”(www;latimes.com / May 21, 2012)

“Economic indicators and corporate earnings in the U.S. continue to signal recovery, albeit  a choppy one.” (www;latimes.com / May 9, 2012)

Word of the Day: Devious

Devious:  divergente, desviado, apartado, afastado, desencaminhado,vagante, errante, tortuoso, desencaminhado, errôneo, não franco, não honesto.

Synonyms: wandering, roundabout, out-of-the-way, remote, cunning, deceptive

“The bugs are tough, they're devious and they're gaining new ground in homes and hotel rooms across the country, says Susan Jones, an entomologist at Ohio...”(www.latimes.com, October 25, 2010)

Examples from www.merriam-webster.com:

“a dishonest and devious politician”

“He took us by a devious route to the center of the city.”