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scripturient

UK/skɹɪpˈtjʊəɹiənt/US/skɹɪpˈt(j)ʊɹiənt/

scripturient adjective: inclined to write a great deal.

Adjective

scripturient (comparative more scripturient, superlative most scripturient)

  1. (rare) Inclined to write a great deal.
    • There is a remarkable scripturient person, who keeps correspondence with your adversaries here, as appears by what is published, who to gratify his paymasters, might easily do you the unkindnesse, but this is onely my conjecture at a distance.1706 [1890], Edward Hayes Plumptre, “Letter LXXI To Dr. Smith”, in The Life of Thomas Ken: Bishop of Bath and Wells

Forms of scripturient

comparativemore scripturient
superlativemost scripturient

Questions about scripturient

What does scripturient mean?
Scripturient means inclined to write a great deal.
What part of speech is scripturient?
Scripturient is an adjective.
How do you pronounce scripturient?
Scripturient is pronounced /skɹɪpˈtjʊəɹiənt/ (UK).

Words near scripturient in the dictionary

  1. scripturelike
  2. scriptures
  3. Scripturian
  4. Scripturians
  5. scripturiency
  6. scripturient
  7. scripturism
  8. Scripturist
  9. Scripturists
  10. scriptwise
  11. scriptwriter

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