Word(s) of the Day, Part 4

For your enjoyment, here are a smattering of silly words from my daily emails:

pecksniffian \pek-SNIF-ee-uhn\, adjective:
Hypocritically and smugly affecting benevolence or high moral principles.

foofaraw \FOO-fuh-raw\, noun:
1. Excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.
2. A fuss over a matter of little importance.

prink \PRINGK\, transitive verb:
1. To dress up; to deck for show.

bumptious \BUMP-shuhs\, adjective:
Crudely, presumptuously, or loudly self-assertive.

bedaub \bih-DOB\, transitive verb:
1. To smudge over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and dirty.
2. To overdecorate; to ornament showily or excessively.

vociferate \voh-SIF-uh-reyt\, verb:
To speak or cry out loudly or noisily; shout; bawl.

futz \FUHTS\, verb:
1. To pass time in idleness (usually followed by around).
noun:
1. A fool; a simpleton.

corybantic \kawr-uh-BAN-tik\, adjective:
Frenzied; agitated; unrestrained.

prolix \pro-LIKS; PRO-liks\, adjective:
1. Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; wordy.
2. Tending to speak or write at excessive length.

fanfaronade \fan-fair-uh-NAYD; -NOD\, noun:
1. Swaggering; empty boasting; blustering manner or behavior; ostentatious display.
2. Fanfare.

pusillanimous \pyoo-suh-LAN-uh-muhs\, adjective:
Lacking in courage and resolution; contemptibly fearful; cowardly.

gimcrack \JIM-krak\, noun:
1. A showy but useless or worthless object; a gewgaw.
adjective:
1. Tastelessly showy; cheap; gaudy.

What do we take from all this? Well, if nothing else, we've learned that there are a lot of really impressive sounding words for describing exactly how someone is being ridiculous.