omphalosceptic
omphalosceptic is the alternative form of omphaloskeptic.
Meaning of omphaloskeptic
Noun
omphaloskeptic (plural omphaloskeptics)
- One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- The trouble with this book, however, is that he gazes so fixedly at himself that his own eyes dazzle a little. He is not an omphalosceptic. His gaze never turns downwards; it is kept obstinately at face-level.1956 January, Francis Wyndham, “A Beginning and Other Stories”, in London Magazine, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2008, page 85
Forms of omphalosceptic
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Questions about omphalosceptic
- What is omphalosceptic the alternative form of?
- Omphalosceptic is the alternative form of omphaloskeptic.
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