floccinaucinihilipilificatious
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From floccinaucinihilipilification + -ious
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnaɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃəs/, /ˌflɒksɪˌnɒsɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃəs/
- Hyphenation: flocci‧nauci‧ni‧hili‧pili‧fi‧ca‧tious
Adjective
[edit]floccinaucinihilipilificatious (comparative more floccinaucinihilipilificatious, superlative most floccinaucinihilipilificatious)
- (rare, humorous) unimportant, worthless
- 1970 September 1, P.J. Tansey, “Simulation Techniques in the Training of Teachers”, in Simulation & Games[1], volume 1, number 3, SAGE Publications, , page 301:
- In the main it is too general, and does not help beginners set up simulations, but instead makes possible a number of psuedo-authorities who can discuss it on their own terms, can claim that they have been doing it for years, then dismiss it as being floccinaucinihilipilificatious.