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floccinaucinihilipilificatious

Syllables: flocci·nauci·ni·hili·pili·fi·ca·tious/ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnaɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃəs/

floccinaucinihilipilificatious adjective: unimportant, worthless.

Adjective

floccinaucinihilipilificatious (comparative more floccinaucinihilipilificatious, superlative most floccinaucinihilipilificatious)

  1. (humorous, rare) unimportant, worthless
    • In the main it is too general, and does not help beginners set up simulations, but instead makes possible a number of psuedo-authorities who can discuss it on their own terms, can claim that they have been doing it for years, then dismiss it as being floccinaucinihilipilificatious.1970 September 1, P.J. Tansey, “Simulation Techniques in the Training of Teachers”, in Simulation & Games, volume 1, number 3, SAGE Publications, →DOI, page 301

Synonyms of floccinaucinihilipilificatious

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Forms of floccinaucinihilipilificatious

comparativemore floccinaucinihilipilificatious
superlativemost floccinaucinihilipilificatious

Origin of floccinaucinihilipilificatious

From floccinaucinihilipilification + -ious

Questions about floccinaucinihilipilificatious

What does floccinaucinihilipilificatious mean?
Floccinaucinihilipilificatious means unimportant, worthless.
What part of speech is floccinaucinihilipilificatious?
Floccinaucinihilipilificatious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce floccinaucinihilipilificatious?
Floccinaucinihilipilificatious is pronounced /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnaɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃəs/.

Words near floccinaucinihilipilificatious in the dictionary

  1. floccinaucinihilipilificated
  2. floccinaucinihilipilificates
  3. floccinaucinihilipilificating
  4. floccinaucinihilipilification
  5. floccinaucinihilipilifications
  6. floccinaucinihilipilificatious
  7. floccing
  8. floccipend
  9. floccipended
  10. floccipending
  11. floccipends

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