ver-ba-tim / vərˈbādəm adverb 1. in the exact same wordsI will never repeat something verbatim on the air unless I know it’s accurate.Al Michaels, 1944- adjective 1. word-for-word; corresponding to the exact same words being...
lu-gu-bri-ous / lu̇-ˈgü-brē-əs adjective 1. mournful, usually in an exaggerated mannerWestervelt said little to her during these days; he only looked, and his doleful gestures, his lugubrious grimaces, were comic.From ‘The Light of...
pe-dan-tic / pi-ˈdan-tik adjective 1. of or relating to a person who makes a show of knowledgeFacts are what pedantic, dull people have instead of opinions.A.A. Gill, 1954-2016 2. ostentation in one’s learningSlothful, feeble,...
con-vi-vi-al / kən-ˈviv-yəl adjective 1. friendly; agreeableIt is a curious truth that many cats enjoy warmer, more convivial, even affectionate relationships with humans than they could ever do with fellow felines.Bruce Fogle,...