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[personal profile] lettered2011-02-20 09:50 pm

fiduciary

fi·du·ci·ar·y 


[fi-doo-shee-er-ee, -dyoo-]

-noun, plural: -ar·ies

1. Law: a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another

–adjective
2. Law: of or pertaining to the relation between a fiduciary and his or her principal, e.g. fiduciary capacity; a fiduciary duty
3. of, based on, or in the nature of trust and confidence, as in public affairs, e.g. a fiduciary obligation of government employees
4. depending on public confidence for value or currency, as fiat money
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[personal profile] lettered2011-02-04 11:26 pm

febrile

fe·brile   


[fee-bruhl, feb-ruhl or, especially Brit., fee-brahyl]

–adjective
pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.
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[personal profile] lettered2011-01-23 11:28 pm

faille

faille

   
[fahyl, feyl; Fr. fa-yuh]

–noun
a soft, transversely ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or lightweight taffeta.
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[personal profile] lettered2011-01-19 06:27 pm

fribble

frib·ble

   
[frib-uhl]

-verb, -bled, -bling, (used without object)
1. to act in a foolish or frivolous manner; trifle.

–verb (used with object)
2. to waste foolishly (often fol. by away ): He fribbled away one opportunity after another.

–noun
3. a foolish or frivolous person; trifler.
4. anything trifling or frivolous.
5. frivolousness.

–adjective
6. frivolous; foolish; trifling.

*here we have a word that is a noun, adjective, intransitive and transitive verb. Why it didn't spring for adverb is beyond me
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[personal profile] lettered2010-12-21 09:58 pm

farrago

far·ra·go 


[fuh-rah-goh, -rey-]

–noun, plural -goes.
a confused mixture; hodgepodge; medley: a farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, and wishes
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[personal profile] lettered2010-12-16 03:40 pm

flinders

flin·ders

   
[flin-derz]

–plural noun
splinters; small pieces or fragments
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[personal profile] lettered2010-11-24 10:13 pm

footslog

foot·slog



-verb (intransitive) foot·slogged, foot·slog·ging, foot·slogs
To walk, march, or trudge, especially over a long distance.