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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
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invidious
Yesterday00:02:03Tap to summarizeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 7, 2026 is:invidious \in-VID-ee-us\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →torpor
2d ago00:02:07Tap to summarizeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 6, 2026 is:torpor \TOR-per\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →colloquial
3d ago00:02:13Tap to summarizeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 5, 2026 is:colloquial \kuh-LOH-kwee-ul\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →élan
4d ago00:01:52Tap to summarizeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 4, 2026 is:élan \ay-LAHN\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →mitigate
5d ago00:02:04Tap to summarizeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 3, 2026 is:mitigate \MIT-uh-gayt\ verbSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →highfalutin
6d ago00:02:11Tap to summarizeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 2, 2026 is:highfalutin \hye-fuh-LOO-tun\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →spindrift
1w ago00:01:57Tap to summarizeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 1, 2026 is:spindrift \SPIN-drift\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →comely
1w ago00:02:05Tap to summarizeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 31, 2026 is:comely \KUM-lee\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →sultry
1w ago00:01:51Tap to summarizeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 30, 2026 is:sultry \SULL-tree\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →inveigle
1w ago00:02:06Tap to summarizeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 29, 2026 is:inveigle \in-VAY-gul\ verbSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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