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abderian — (ˈ)ab|dirēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Abdera, city of ancient Thrace (from Greek Abdēra) + English ian 1. : of or belonging to Abdera or to its inhabitants 2. : foolish … Useful english dictionary
Abderian — Ab*de ri*an, a. [From Abdera, a town in Thrace, of which place Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, was a native.] Given to laughter; inclined to foolish or incessant merriment. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abderian — adjective Given to laughter; inclined to foolish or incessant merriment … Wiktionary
abderian — given to incessant or idiotic laughter … Grandiloquent dictionary
