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Why Dictionary.com chose felonious
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EXAMPLES OF FELONIOUS
- The con artist’s felonious aim to swindle retirees struck a nerve nationwide.
- His felonious outrage wasn’t about justice; it was about revenge.
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- First recorded as the verb twattle, meaning “to talk in a silly or tedious manner,” in 1540鈥�50.
- Of obscure origin; possibly related to the words twiddle and tattle.
EXAMPLES OF TWADDLE
- My inbox and feed are overflowing with marketing twaddle, selling shoddy products as boutique.
- Firsthand experience taught him more than all the twaddle peddled by self-proclaimed business gurus.
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Why Dictionary.com chose premonish
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- First recorded in 1520鈥�30.
- From the Latin 辫谤补别尘辞苍脓谤别, meaning “to forewarn or foretell.”
- Combines 辫谤别-鹿 + the same root found in admonish.
EXAMPLES OF PREMONISH
- The darkening sky seemed to premonish that the rain wasn’t far off.
- A good piano teacher won’t just encourage students but will also premonish them when their form starts to slip.
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