English word of the day

Definition: (adjective) Unproductive of success. Synonyms: fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain. Usage: He would like to have done with life and its vanity altogether—so bootless and unsatisfactory the struggle, so cheerless and dreary the prospect seemed to him.

Definition: (adjective) Characterized by ludicrous, repulsive, or incongruous distortion, as of appearance or manner. Synonyms: monstrous. Usage: The addition of the grotesque, intentionally distorted sculpture entirely changed the character of the surrounding gardens.

Definition: (adjective) Discontented as toward authority. Synonyms: disaffected, ill-affected, rebellious. Usage: The film follows three malcontent teenagers as they gather a following of like-minded peers and wreak havoc with their attempts to buck the system.