Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 16, 2021 is: lodestone • LOHD-stohn  • noun 1 : magnetite possessing polarity 2 : something that strongly attracts Examples: "… the city was a lodestone of rock-and-roll and rhythm-and-blues innovation." — John Beifuss, The Memphis (Tennessee) Commercial Appeal,…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 15, 2021 is: obstreperous • ub-STREP-uh-rus  • adjective 1 : marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous 2 : stubbornly resistant to control : unruly Examples: "Throughout a long career, [Lawrence Ferlinghetti] showed courage, taste and willingness…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 14, 2021 is: discomfit • diss-KUM-fit  • verb 1 : to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert 2 a : to frustrate the plans of : thwart b archaic : to defeat in battle…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 13, 2021 is: minatory • MIN-uh-tor-ee  • adjective : having a menacing quality Examples: "Then the squirrel seemed to notice Vinnie; to turn a minatory black eye toward him. The eye extended out from its head an inch or two…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 12, 2021 is: gallant • GAL-unt  • adjective 1 : showy in dress or bearing : smart 2 a : splendid, stately b : spirited, brave c : nobly chivalrous and often self-sacrificing 3 : courteously and elaborately…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 11, 2021 is: drub • DRUB  • verb 1 : to beat severely 2 : to berate critically 3 : to defeat decisively Examples: Morale after the game was low: the hometown team had been drubbed by the…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 10, 2021 is: fatuous • FATCH-oo-us  • adjective : complacently or inanely foolish : silly Examples: "You would have to be an inattentive person never to have noticed the incongruity between the well-informed but fatuous opinions of your…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 9, 2021 is: vendetta • ven-DET-uh  • noun 1 : a feud between different clans or families : blood feud 2 : an often prolonged series of retaliatory, vengeful, or hostile acts or exchange of such acts Examples:…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 8, 2021 is: savvy • SAV-ee  • verb : to understand Examples: "The agency's Denver office sent Siringo, who savvied some Spanish, to Santa Fe." — Ollie Reed Jr., The Albuquerque (New Mexico) Tribune, 30 June 2001 "And…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 7, 2021 is: brusque • BRUSK  • adjective 1 : markedly short and abrupt 2 : blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness Examples: "'Where are you getting all this?' Dinah asked, drawing…