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Today’s Word of the Day is:
“Hapless”
Unfortunate
“A plethora of escapes from supposedly secure prisons embarrassed the hapless wardens”
“The hapless contest winner was unable to locate the lucky ticket”
Today’s Idiom of the Day is:
“Pyrrhic victory”
A too costly victory
“King Pyrrhus defeated the Romans but his losses were extremely heavy”
“In heavy fighting the troops managed to recapture the hill, but it could only be considered a Pyrrhic victory”
Since I missed posting a word and idiom for yesterday….
Today’s Double-Header Word of the Day is:
Furtive
Secret, stealthy
“Casting a furtive glance over his shoulder, the prisoner slipped out the main prison gate to be swallowed up in the fog.”
“In a furtive manner she removed her shoes and tiptoed up to her room”
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