Daily Word Quiz
RENICKY-BOO a) a flighty, giddy girl b) a thing; a gadget; a contraption c) a drinking spree d) a deceptive story or scheme; a prank; a scam Answer below. Today's Featured Word: MICROPSYCHY NOUN cowardice, feeble courage, faintness of heart, pusillanimity ...1651 obs. ETYMOLOGY from Greek μικρόψυχος (mikrópsychos) pusillanimous + -ψυχή (psychí) soul FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1651 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "... if the powers and strength, being outed of their vigour, and now exanimated into a dull and faint mycropsychie, no disease can in the least degree" From: Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeos By: Noah Biggs, Chymiatrophilos, 1651 Daily Word Quiz Answer RENICKY-BOO d) a deceptive story or scheme; a prank; a scam ...1916 Amer. dial.
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