epithite
epithite noun: a lazy, worthless fellow; a vagrant. Also the obsolete spelling of epithet.
Noun
epithite (plural epithites)
- A lazy, worthless fellow; a vagrant.
- And therefore wise men have alwaies applauded their own judgement, in the contradiction of that of the people; and their soberest adversaries, have ever afforded them the stile of fools and mad men; and to speak impartially, their actions have often made good these Epithites.1646/50, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica
Also used as
epithite is also the obsolete spelling of epithet.
Forms of epithite
| plural | epithites |
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Origin of epithite
Ancient Greek
Questions about epithite
- What does epithite mean?
- Epithite means a lazy, worthless fellow; a vagrant.
- What part of speech is epithite?
- Epithite is a noun.
- What is the plural of epithite?
- The plural of epithite is epithites.
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