Daily Word Quiz
DESIDIOSE a) worthy, honourable, noble b) foolish, silly, childish, playful c) destructive, prone to destroy d) idle, slothful, lazy, sluggish Answer below. Today's Featured Word: RIDICULIZE VERB to make ridiculous ...1615 obs. rare ETYMOLOGY from classical Latin rīdiculus capable of arousing laughter, funny, amusing, absurd, silly + -ize FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1615 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...My heart still trembling lest the false alarms That words oft strike up should ridiculize me." From: The Odysseys of Homer By: George Chapman, 1615 Daily Word Quiz Answer DESIDIOSE d) idle, slothful, lazy, sluggish ...1727 obs.
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