anaspeptic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /æn.əsˈpɛp.tɪk/
Etymology
Blend of ana- + dyspeptic. From a 1987 episode of the British television comedy Blackadder, in which Dr. Samuel Johnson boasts about his newly completed dictionary containing every word in the English language. Blackadder subsequently uses a number of newly-invented words to perplex him: "I'm anaspeptic, frasmotic, even compunctuous to have caused you such pericombobulation."
Meanings
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(humorous) Very distressed.
I am frasmotic, not to mention anaspeptic, at the thought of Ireland facing him next week 😐
2020 April 14, Andy McGeady (@andymcgeady), Twitter:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most anaspeptic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more anaspeptic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Relateds
frasmotic · compunctuous · contrafibularities · pericombobulation