desipient

English

Etymology

From Latin desipiens, present participle of desipere (“to be foolish”), from de- + sapere (“to be wise”).

Adjective

desipient (comparative more desipient, superlative most desipient)

1. foolish; silly
2. trifling

References

• “desipient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

dēsipient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of dēsipiō