English Explanatory Dictionary

desipient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. foolish; silly
  2. trifling

Word forms

desipient more desipient most desipient

Etymology

From Latin desipiens, present participle of desipere (“to be foolish”), from de- + sapere (“to be wise”).

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