Daily Word Quiz
HIPSY-DIPSY a) a lame person b) a castigation; a slap on the buttocks c) a horse-drawn vehicle d) a thing of very little value Answer below. Today's Featured Word DUBITATIVE ADJ. inclined or given to doubt; expressing doubt or hesitancy; doubting, uncertain ...1727 ETYMOLOGY from Latin dubitativus doubtful, from dubitare to doubt FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1727 - "Conjunctions dubitative, those which express some doubt, or suspension of opinion..." From: Cyclopaedia: Or An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences By: Ephraim Chambers, 1727 EXAMPLE "...turning his head on one side in a dubitative manner..." From: Adam Bede By: George Eliot, 1859 Daily Word Quiz Answer HIPSY-DIPSY b) a castigation; a slap on the buttocks ...1881 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
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