nonage \NON-ij; NOH-nij\ (noun) - 1. The time of life before a person becomes legally of age. 2 : A period of youth or immaturity.

"In him there is a hope of government,
Which, in his nonage, council under him,
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fetid \FET-id; FEE-tid\ (adjective) - Having an offensive smell; stinking.

"When Savigny returned to his fetid sty of a hutch, he found a veritable pandemonium, a huddle of men stringing their hammocks against every ...Read More

meticulous \muh-TIK-yuh-luhs\ (adjective) - Extremely or excessively careful about details.

"Starling was an efficient housekeeper, but not a meticulous one. Her side of the duplex was clean and she could find everything,...Read More

wayworn \WAY-worn\ (adjective) - Wearied by traveling.

"And when three years had passed, Turin returned again to Menegroth; but he came from the wild, and was unkempt, and his gear and garments were wayworn." -- J.R.R. ...Read More

slugabed \SLUHG-uh-bed\ (noun) - One who stays in bed until a late hour; a sluggard.

""Don't you Auntie me, you slugabed! There's toads to be buried and stoops to be washed. Why are you never around when it's time for ...Read More

subaltern \suhb-OL-tuhrn; SUHB-uhl-tuhrn\ (adjective) - 1 : Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior. 2 : (Chiefly British) Ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain. 3 : (Logic) Asserting only a ...Read More