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Webster 1913 Edition


Desipient

De-sip′i-ent

,
Adj.
[L.
desipiens
, p. pr. of
desipere
to be foolish;
de-
+
sapere
to be wise.]
Foolish; silly; trifling.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Desipient

DESIPIENT

,
Adj.
[L. To dote; to be wise.] trifling; foolish; playful.

Definition 2024


desipient

desipient

English

Adjective

desipient (comparative more desipient, superlative most desipient)

  1. foolish; silly; trifling


Latin

Verb

dēsipient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of dēsipiō