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floccinaucinihilipilificatious

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English

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Etymology

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From floccinaucinihilipilification +‎ -ious

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnaɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃəs/, /ˌflɒksɪˌnɒsɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃəs/
  • Hyphenation: flocci‧nauci‧ni‧hili‧pili‧fi‧ca‧tious

Adjective

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floccinaucinihilipilificatious (comparative more floccinaucinihilipilificatious, superlative most floccinaucinihilipilificatious)

  1. (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, →DOI, 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.
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