BOUNCY

bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy

(adjective) marked by lively action; ā€œa bouncing gaitā€; ā€œbouncy tunesā€; ā€œthe peppy and interesting talkā€; ā€œa spirited danceā€

bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy

(adjective) elastic; rebounds readily; ā€œclean bouncy hairā€; ā€œa lively tennis ballā€; ā€œas resilient as seasoned hickoryā€; ā€œspringy turfā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bouncy (comparative bouncier, superlative bounciest)

Easily bounced.

Lively, exuberant, energetic.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food ā€“ chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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