word of the day Stories - SB Nation
Your RBR Word of the Day:
shibboleth \SHIB-uh-lith; -leth\ , noun: 1. A peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular group of persons. 2. A slogan; a catchword. 3. A common sayi...
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penury \PEN-yuh-ree\ , noun: 1. Extreme poverty; destitution. 2. Absence of resources; insufficiency. I'm not typically one to call for less football, but if the penury of a football pr...
Your RBR Word of the Day: rebarbative
rebarbative \ree-BAR-buh-tiv\ , adjective: <!-- wotd="rebarbative" --> Serving or tending to irritate or repel. Our friends at Bryant Drive think rival recruiters should use the cowbell's rebarbat...
Your RBR Word of the Day: orotund
orotund \OR-uh-tuhnd\, adjective: 1. Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound. 2. Pompous; bombastic. Jay Coulter's orotund condemnation of Alabama's contract negotiation...
Your RBR Word of the Day: gravid
gravid \GRAV-id\, adjective: Being with child; heavy with young or eggs; pregnant. After a 34-10 whipping at the hands of the Crimson Tide, doomed Clemson coach Tommy Bowden could merely sit back and...
Your RBR Word of the Day: salutary
salutary \SAL-yuh-ter-ee\, adjective: 1. Producing or contributing to a beneficial effect; beneficial; advantageous. 2. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health. According to Finebaum, Mal Moore shoul...
Your RBR Word of the Day: effulgence
effulgence \i-FUL-juhn(t)s\, noun: The state of being bright and radiant; splendor; brilliance. With top shelf talent on the field and the sidelines, the effulgence of the Crimson Tide's future shoul...
Your RBR Word of the Day: tergiversation
tergiversation \tuhr-jiv-uhr-SAY-shuhn\, noun: 1. The act of practicing evasion or of being deliberately ambiguous. 2. The act of abandoning a party or cause. Though it's highly unlikely anything par...
Your RBR Word of the Day: oneiric
oneiric \oh-NY-rik\, adjective: Of, pertaining to, or suggestive of dreams; dreamy. Sadly, Matt Caddell's one oneiric moment at Alabama is an often overlooked footnote after the latter half collapse...
Your RBR Word of the Day: hortatory
hortatory \HOR-tuh-tor-ee\, adjective: Marked by strong urging; serving to encourage or incite; as, "a hortatory speech." Saban's screaming, arguing, and hortatory gestures are a welcome sight to th...
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