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WORD: upbraid uhp-BRAYD (transitive verb)

: To scold or criticize harshly.

SYNONYMS: * reprimand
* berate
* bawl out

WORD WISE: Upbraid is from Middle English upbreiden, from
Old English upbregdan, "to twist up, hence to reproach,"
from up-, "up" + bregdan, "to move back and forth; to weave."

QUOTE: "Afterwards, Grace roundly upbraided the boy for his
boorishness."
--Paul L. Mariani, The Broken Tower

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BONUS WORD OF THE DAY: irrupt ih-RUHPT (intransitive
verb)

: To burst in forcibly or suddenly; to intrude.
: (Ecology) To increase rapidly in number.

Mid-19th century. From Latin irrupt-, past participle stem
of irrumpere "to break into a place," from rumpere "to
break."

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1) taradiddle tair-uh-DID-uhl (noun)
: a petty falsehood; a fib.
: pretentious nonsense.

Tarradiddle is of unknown origin.

2) fusty fustee (adjective)
: smelling of damp, dust, mildew, or age
: old-fashioned and conservative in style, appearance,
habits, or attitudes

Late 15th century. Formed from obsolete fust "wine
cask," which came via Old French from Latin fustis
"wood, club." The underlying meaning is "having the
musty smell of old wood."

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