Mean English words in English
Learn what matronly, ultracrepidarian, crapulous, and uxorious mean in English.
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Insult: middle-aged, chubby, old-fashioned
/ˈmeɪtrənli/ originally "like a housewife"; now often negative
someone who comments on everything
/ˌʌltrəˌkrepɪˈdeəriən/ from Latin, coined in 1819
sick from eating or drinking too much
/ˈkræpjələs/ noun: crapulence
very devoted to his wife
/ʌkˈsɔːriəs/ Latin uxor = wife
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Don't say it to their face: what to say in English
Say “Matronly.” — insult: middle-aged, chubby, old-fashioned. /ˈmeɪtrənli/ originally "like a housewife"; now often negative.
Know-it-all in English: what to say in English
Say “Ultracrepidarian.” — someone who comments on everything. /ˌʌltrəˌkrepɪˈdeəriən/ from Latin, coined in 1819.
After a buffet: what to say in English
Say “Crapulous.” — sick from eating or drinking too much. /ˈkræpjələs/ noun: crapulence.
Save this: what to say in English
Say “Uxorious.” — very devoted to his wife. /ʌkˈsɔːriəs/ Latin uxor = wife.