martinet \mar-tehn-ET\ (noun) - An unreasonably harsh and unyielding disciplinarian; an extreme stickler for detail and form.

"Elliot is such a martinet in the office you could cut the tension with a knife."

The eponym...Read More

Falstaffian \fohl-STA-fee-ehn\ (adjective) - Characterized by joviality and conviviality.

"Colton's bushy beard, boisterous manner, and overall Falstaffian personality endeared him to as many people as it put off."

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Neanderthal \nee-AN-duhr-thol\ (adjective) also Neandertal - 1 : Of, or pertaining to Neanderthal man, a member of an extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens who lived in caves in Europe and the Mediterranean 100,000 to 30,...Read More

glower \GLA-wehr\ (verb) - To stare menacingly.

"You don't have to glower like that just because I smashed the chocolate mousse onto your new white shirt"

Middle English gloren, possibly from Norwegian dialect glyra "to...Read More

traduce \truh-DOOS; -DYOOS\ (transitive verb) - To expose to contempt or shame by means of false statements or misrepresentation; to represent as blamable; to vilify.

"In his idle moments, Henry would wonder whether those...Read More

futilitarian \fyoo-til-i-TAR-ee-uhn\ (adjective) - Holding the belief that human striving is useless. (noun) One who holds such belief.

"While management had promised an all-out effort to improve profits, everyone in the ...Read More