Muzzy

muzzy
-adjective
1 unable to think clearly; confused : she was shivering and her head felt muzzy from sleep.
• not clearly-thought-out; vague : society's muzzy notion of tolerance.
2 (of a person's eyes or a visual image) blurred : a slightly muzzy picture.
• (of a sound) indistinct : the bass and drums are, even on CD, appallingly muzzy.

[ORIGIN early 18th cent.: of unknown origin.]

Repine

repine
-verb poetic/literary
feel or express discontent; fret : you mustn't let yourself repine.

[ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from re- [again] + the verb pine 2 , on the pattern of repent.]

Ventrifact

ventrifact
-noun
a rock that has been abraded, pitted, etched, grooved, or polished by wind-driven sand or ice crystals.

Minacious

minacious
-adjective rare
menacing; threatening.

[ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin minax, minac- ‘threatening’ (from minari ‘threaten’ ) + -ous .]

minatory
-adjective formal
expressing or conveying a threat.

[ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from late Latin minatorius, from minat- ‘threatened,’ from the verb minari.]

Rugose

rugose
-adjective chiefly Biology
wrinkled; corrugated : rugose corals.

DERIVATIVES
rugosity |roōˈgäsətē| noun
ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin rugosus, from ruga ‘wrinkle.’

Trochiline

trochiline |TROH-kih-leen|
-adjective rare
of or like a hummingbird.

Pavonine

pavonine
-adjective poetic/literary rare
of or like a peacock.

[ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin pavoninus, from pavo, pavon- ‘peacock.’]

Tintinnabulation

tintinnabulation
-noun
a ringing or tinkling sound.

[ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin tintinnabulum ‘tinkling bell’ (from tintinnare, reduplication of tinnire ‘to ring, tinkle’ ) + -ation .]

Vitreous

vitreous
-adjective
like glass in appearance or physical properties.
• (of a substance) derived from or containing glass : the toilet and bidet are made of vitreous china.

[ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin vitreus (from vitrum ‘glass’ ) + -ous .]