Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epicerastic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epiceras-tic
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relieving the harshness or bitterness of certain bodily humours; (loosely), soothing, emollient.

Obsolete

noun

A medicine or herb having such an effect.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Epicerastic medicines obtund the acrimony of the humours, and mitigate the uneasy sensation thence arising."
"Actually the aged dame (partly, perhaps, that she was quite tired with her own violence) listened to my various epicerastic expressions, showed herself amenable to counsel, and replied in very courteous tones."
"Epicerastick […] is a Medicine that assuages and corrects sharp Humours."
"In a medicinal point of view it may be considered as an inferior sort of epicerastic."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπικεραστικός (epikerastikós), from ἐπικεραννύναι (epikerannúnai, “to temper”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more epicerastic (comparative) most epicerastic (superlative) epicerastics (plural)

Questions

What does epicerastic mean?: Relieving the harshness or bitterness of certain bodily humours; (loosely), soothing, emollient.
Where does epicerastic come from?: From Ancient Greek ἐπικεραστικός (epikerastikós), from ἐπικεραννύναι (epikerannúnai, “to temper”).

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