puckish
[PUHK-ish]
adjective
Whimsical; mischievous; impish.
Cops are raiding Charlie Sheen’s blow-filled house? What will that puckish, lovable guy do next?
potable
[POH-tuh-buhl]
adjective
Fit to drink; suitable for drinking; drinkable.
In rehab we fermented orange juice into a potable blend of pulp and alcohol.
amaranthine
[am-uh-RAN-thin]
adj
Unfading; everlasting.
I hope this strain of mushrooms gives us an amaranthine high.
scofflaw
One who habitually violates minor laws, rules, conventions or accepted practices.
The result of a Prohibition era contest that sought a new word to describe “a lawless drinker of illegally made or illegally obtained liquor,” scoff + law.
upbraid
[uhp-BRAYD]
trans
verb. To scold or criticize harshly.
After I failed to get an erection, Grace upbraided me for my drunkenness.
irate
[ahy-reyt]
adjective
Angry; enraged. Arising from or characterized by anger.
Did that irate, wife-beating son of a bitch Chris Brown win big at the Grammy’s this year?
prevaricate
[prih-VAIR-uh-kayt]
intrans
verb. To depart from or evade the truth; to speak with equivocation…