banausic
Meanings
adj
- Of or pertaining to technical matters; mechanical.
- Uncultured, unrefined, utilitarian.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek βαναυσικός (banausikós, “of or for mechanics”), from βάναυσος (bánausos, “mechanical; ironsmith”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming relational adjectives). βάναυσος is derived from βαύνος (baúnos, “forge, furnace”), a Pre-Greek word of unknown origin.
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