abderian

abderian

See also: Abderian

English

Etymology

From Abderian, from Abdera (the town in Thrace where Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, lived) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈdɪɹ.i.ən/[1]

Adjective

abderian (comparative more abderian, superlative most abderian)

1. Foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.

   an abderian temperament

Antonyms

• agelastic

Translations

Swedish: abderitisk (sv)

See also

• abderite

References

1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2

Anagrams

• Beardian