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Tag: better ways to say
Feb 15
Ten better ways to say: tired
Keep awake long enough to consider these options. (The sixth was completely new to me.) bleary prostrate nodding tapped out enervated logy (or loggy) bushed drowsy torpid bone-weary
Oct 30
Ten better ways to say: scary
Happy Halloween! I hope you experience (and survive) something suitably spine-chilling. nightmarish ghastly frightful formidable unnerving horrendous horrifying hair-rising eerie perturbing Revisit ten better ways to say: afraid to plan your response!
Feb 14
Ten better ways to say: sweet
Whether it’s cake, a rose garden, a sonata, or the girl next door one of these should fit: syrupy cloying saccharine honeyed toothsome nectarous delightsome endearing dulcet redolent
Sep 07
Ten better ways to say: yummy
Now that the summer heat has faded, I have more energy to concoct things in the kitchen. I hope a few of my efforts will be worthy of these adjectives. 1. scrumptious 2. delectable 3. toothsome 4. ambrosial 5. mouthwatering 6. tantalizing 7. divine 8. fit for a king 9. to die for 10. choice …
Jan 09
Ten better ways to say: excited
A recent series of good news from friends has me excited, a feeling that sometimes requires a more nuanced or expressive phrase. Here are ten alternatives, some for good news and some for bad: tingling with anticipation apoplectic beside oneself giddy with glee delighted euphoric hysterical rapturous over the moon tickled to pieces
Oct 03
Ten better ways to say: cold
It’s October, the month when I put blankets back onto my bed and start wearing slippers around the apartment. It’s not fair to say the weather is ‘cold’ yet, but you can get ready with these ten stronger adjectives: Icy Arctic/polar Chill/chilling Nippy/snappy Cutting/piercing/biting Frosty (Joint-) aching Shiver-inducing Wintry Numbing