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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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- 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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Why Dictionary.com chose 驳别尘眉迟濒颈肠丑
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- First recorded in 1850鈥�55.
- From German; combines 骋别尘眉迟, meaning “mind, mentality” and related to the English word 尘辞辞诲鹿, + -lich, meaning “-ly.”
EXAMPLES OF GEM脺TLICH
- Jane had a way of making people feel 驳别尘眉迟濒颈肠丑, even those guests who weren’t originally thrilled to go to the party.
- The flickering lanterns along the cobblestone lanes gave the village its 驳别尘眉迟濒颈肠丑 atmosphere.
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