acrasial
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From acrasia + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkrɹeɪ.zɪ.əl/, /-ˈkɹæ-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈkrɹeɪ.zi.əl/
- Hyphenation: acras‧i‧al
Adjective
[edit]acrasial (comparative more acrasial, superlative most acrasial)
- (rare) Lacking self-control; prone to excess; intemperate, uncontrolled.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “acrasial, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2024.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *n̥-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱerh₂-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el-
- English terms suffixed with -al
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English terms with rare senses