This week's theme
Words that appear to be misspelled

This week's words
tegular
refection
frustraneous
wonted
ambagious

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(WON-tid)

MEANING:

adjective: Usual; accustomed.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Middle English woned, wont (accustomed), past participle of wonen (to be used to, to dwell). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wen- (to desire or to strive for), which is also the source of wish, win, Venus, overweening, venerate, venison, and banyan, venial, and ween. Earliest documented use: 1408.

USAGE:

"With wonted grace, Carey concedes that mass hunger is a seemly matter for clerical concern."
Matthew Norman; By George, Dr Carey's Right!; The Independent (London, UK); Feb 26, 2014.

See more usage examples of wonted in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

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