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- First recorded in the late 1600s.
- From the classical Latin听olidus, meaning “having an offensive smell.”
EXAMPLES OF OLID听
- The olid stench from the trash dump made it difficult to breathe.
- As soon as we opened the old refrigerator, an olid wave of spoiled food hit our noses.
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Why Dictionary.com chose mettlesome
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- First recorded in 1655鈥�65; combining mettle + -some1.
- Was used interchangeably with the spelling variant metalsome from the 1660s until the early 18th century.
EXAMPLES OF METTLESOME听
- The mettlesome team fought until the last second of the football game.
- The CEO’s mettlesome attitude made her a natural leader in times of crisis.
jounce
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verb
to move joltingly or roughly up and down; bounce
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- First recorded between 1400鈥�50.
- From the late Middle English, combining joll, “to bump” (now obsolete), and bounce.
EXAMPLES OF JOUNCE
- As the bus hit a pothole, everyone in their seats jounced up and down.
- The small boat jounced on the choppy waves, splashing water over the sides.
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