Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 21, 2025 is:
 
 
 
 
 bodacious &#149; \boh-DAY-shuss\&nbsp; &#149; adjective
 Bodacious is used as an informal synonym of <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remarkable">remarkable</a> and <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noteworthy">noteworthy</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexy">sexy</a> and <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voluptuous">voluptuous</a>. In some dialects of the Southern and Midland US, bodacious is used by its oldest meaning: "<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outright">outright</a>, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmistakable">unmistakable</a>."

// The bodacious decor of the boutique hotel is intended to appeal to the young and the hip.

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 Examples:
 "There’s no need to lug in a 6-foot specimen tree to add bodacious botanicals into your home, because even the smallest planters can make a big impact when intentionally pairing striking foliage with a unique vessel." — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
 
 
 
 Did you know?
 Some of our readers may know bodacious as a word that figured prominently in the lingo of the 1989 film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Others may recall the term's frequent use in the long-running "Snuffy Smith" comic strip. Neither the creators of the comic strip nor the movie can claim to have coined bodacious, which began appearing in print in the mid-1800s, but both surely contributed to its popularity. The exact origin of the word is uncertain, but it is most likely a blend of <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bold">bold</a> and <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audacious">audacious</a>, and it may be linked to <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boldacious">boldacious</a>, a now-rare British dialect term meaning "brazen" or "impudent."

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