effodient
English
Etymology
From Latin effodiens, present participle of effodere (“to dig out”); ex + fodere (“to dig”).
Adjective
effodient (not comparable)
- (rare) Digging up.
- Alexander Winchell, Walks and talks in the geological field
- When the supply falls short he employs his powerful effodient feet to hurl the earth from the roots of the tree and bring it down by his colossal strength.
- Alexander Winchell, Walks and talks in the geological field
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for effodient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Verb
effodient
- third-person plural future active indicative of effodiō