Word of the Day Nov28th-Dec2nd
Panegyrize: - To eulogize; to deliver or write a panegyric about.
- To indulge in panegyric; bestow praises.
- Origin: from Greek, panegyrize originally meant "belonging to a public assembly" from pan meaning "all" and egyris, "gathering."
Serry: - verb
- to crowd closely together
- origin: serry is from the Middle French serre which was the past participle of serrer meaning ''to press tightly together."
Churlish: - adjective
- like a churl boorish rude
- of a churl peasantlike
- origin: bef. 1000; ME cherlish, OE ceorlisc
Altruistic:- noun
- unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others.
- origin: altruistic was coined in 1830 by philosopher Auguste Comte. It originates in the French word altrui meaning "of or to others" from the Latin word alteri meaning "other."
Bobbery: - noun
- a disturbance or a brawl.
- origin: Bobbery, unexpectedly, is from the Hindu phrase bap re meaning "O father!" It was first recorded in print in 1816 in The Grand Master.
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