b 3 l 1 a 1 n 1 d 2 i 1 s 1 h 4
8 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb praise somewhat dishonestly
originFrom Middle English blaundishen (“to flatter; to fawn; to be enticing or persuasive; to be favourable; of the sea: to become calm”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman blaundishen, from blandiss-, the extended stem of Middle French blandir + Middle English -ishen (suffix forming verbs). Blandir is derived from Latin blandīrī (“to fawn, flatter; to delude”), from blandus (“fawning, flattering,…
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- blahs 10
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- blinds 9
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