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desipient

desipient adjective: foolish; silly.

Adjective

desipient (comparative more desipient, superlative most desipient)

  1. foolish; silly
  2. trifling

Forms of desipient

comparativemore desipient
superlativemost desipient

Origin of desipient

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

Questions about desipient

What does desipient mean?
Desipient means foolish; silly.
What part of speech is desipient?
Desipient is an adjective.

Words near desipient in the dictionary

  1. desinusoiding
  2. desiodase
  3. desiodases
  4. desipience
  5. desipiences
  6. desipient
  7. desipramine
  8. desipramines
  9. Desir
  10. desir'd
  11. desirabilia

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