abydocomist
UK/æbɪdəˈkəʊmɪst/US/æbɪdəˈkoʊmɪst/
abydocomist noun: a liar or sycophant who boasts of his falsehood.
Noun
abydocomist (plural abydocomists)
- A liar or sycophant who boasts of his falsehood.
- The character Sir John Falstaff from Shakespeare's plays (Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of Windsor) is a famous example of an abydocomist.
Falstaff: "I may lie, but I am no counterfeit." (paraphrased) - Most of us, I am afraid, are only nominal Christians, but at least there are no Sethians or Seleucians among us, not even a single bitter abydocomist. Convert has slipped from our vocabularies.2016, Sam Pickering, One Grand, Sweet Song
- The character Sir John Falstaff from Shakespeare's plays (Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of Windsor) is a famous example of an abydocomist.
Examples of abydocomist in a sentence
- Including a massive rug from that abydocomist large enough to be its own small shop in this traveling market.2017, M. Q. Gelfand, Wraith:
- Then come and get it you abydocomist!" Zulaia screamed at the top of her lungs.2018, Jordan Kyree Lane, KRISHNA GHJI: The Assassin's Medallion: A War Without End:
Forms of abydocomist
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Origin of abydocomist
From Ancient Greek Ἀβυδοκόμης (Abudokómēs), after the town Ἄβυδος (Ábudos, “Abydos”), the inhabitants of which were known for inventing slanders and boasting of them.
Questions about abydocomist
- What does abydocomist mean?
- Abydocomist means a liar or sycophant who boasts of his falsehood.
- How do you use abydocomist in a sentence?
- Including a massive rug from that abydocomist large enough to be its own small shop in this traveling market.
- What part of speech is abydocomist?
- Abydocomist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abydocomist?
- Abydocomist is pronounced /æbɪdəˈkəʊmɪst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of abydocomist?
- The plural of abydocomist is abydocomists.
Words near abydocomist in the dictionary
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