frowzy \FROW-zee\, adjective:
1. dirty and untidy; slovenly
2. smelling bad; musty

by 1681, possibly related to dialect form frowsty "smelly," of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Old English þroh "rancid"

soiree \swah-RAY\, noun:
an evening party or social gathering

by 1793, from French soirée, from soir "evening," from Old French soir, from Latin sero (adv.) "late, at a late hour," from serum "late hour," neuter of serus "late"

sidereal \sy-DEER-ee-uhl\, adjective ( Read more... )

footless \FOOT-lihs\, adjective:
1. without a foot or feet
2. figuratively, without support; not substantial
3. inept, awkward

by 1398, from "foot" and "-less"

epicure \EP-ih-kyur\, noun ( Read more... )

aquiline \AK-wuh-lyn; -lin\, adjective:
1. curved like an eagle's beak
2. of or like an eagle

1646, from Latin aquilinus "of or like an eagle," from aquila "eagle." Originally in English, referring to long, hooked noses.

addle \AD-'l\, verb ( Read more... )

gloaming \GLOH-ming\, noun:
Twilight; dusk.

Gloaming comes from Old English glomung, from glom, "dusk."

hubris \HYOO-bruhs\, noun:
Overbearing pride or presumption.

Hubris comes from Greek hybris, "excessive pride, wanton violence."

bivouac \BIV-wak, BIV-uh-wak\, noun:
1. An encampment for the night, usually under little or no shelter.

intransitive verb:
1. To encamp for the night, usually under little or no shelter.

Bivouac comes from French bivouac, from German Beiwache, "a watching or guarding," from bei, "by, near" + wachen, "to watch."