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HIT THE RUBY a) to become bold b) to set off, to get going; to leave c) to become very annoyed, to explode with temper d) to drink heavily, to be drunk Answer below. Today's Featured Word: DECEPTITIOUS ADJ. of a deceptive kind or character; deluding, illusory ...1827 rare ETYMOLOGY from Latin stem decept- ppl. stem of decipere to deceive + -itious FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1827 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...that any deceptitious representation of psychological facts can be conveyed." From: Rationale of Judicial Evidence By: Jeremy Bentham, 1827 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 Daily Word Quiz Answer HIT THE RUBY d) to drink heavily, to be drunk ...L19 US sl.
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