word of the day: asseverate

The word of the day is asseverate:

to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver.

< Latin assevērātus spoken in earnest (dictionary.com)


"An acidulous tone had crept into both sides of the conversation, her site with balsamic asseverations and cloying evasions, his with a bite of horseradish astride a malt vinegar redolent of London fogs, fish and chips, and tabloid treacle and gossip (it was, in fact, revolting)."

 - Karen Elizabeth Gordon, Out of the Loud Hound of Darkness: A Dictionarrative