semilapsed
English
Etymology
semi- + lapsed
Adjective
semilapsed (not comparable)
- Partially lapsed.
- 2008 June 6, Robin Finn, “No Bed of Roses for a Sudden First Lady”, in New York Times:
- MRS. PATERSON, a runner and semilapsed vegetarian — she eats meat once a week to fend off anemia — spends weekdays in Manhattan with her son and commutes to Albany most weekends; she and her husband rented out their house in Guilderland, an Albany suburb, and have moved into the Executive Mansion, where she is continuing Ms. Wall Spitzer’s “greening” initiative.
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Anagrams
- mispleased