- desipient
- a. foolish.♦ desipience, n.
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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 — 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 … Useful english dictionary
desipient — de·sip·i·ent … English syllables
