desipient

desipient
\\-pēənt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin desipient-, desipiens, present past. of desipere to be foolish, from de- + -sipere (from sapere to have taste, be wise) — more at sage
: indulging in desipience

and smiled to see desipient Horace play — Timothy Dwight


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  • Desipient — De*sip i*ent, a. [L. desipiens, p. pr. of desipere to be foolish; de + sapere to be wise.] Foolish; silly; trifling. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • desipient — de·sip·i·ent …   English syllables

  • desipient —   a. foolish.    ♦ desipience, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

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