See Also: Molossus(medicine)
molossus(dictionary)

insignificant (iou) and molossus (iou)


insignificant (iou)



insignificant adjective & noun. M17.
[from IN-3 + SIGNIFICANT.]
A. adjective.
Lacking signification; meaningless. M17.
Devoid of weight or force; ineffective, ineffectual. M17-M18.
Of no importance; trivial, trifling; contemptible. M17.
R. Lynd He would never be anything more than an insignificant doctrinaire with a gift for saying bitter things. L. Gordon A document which her male descendants assumed to be insignificant.
Small in size; petty, mean. M18.
b. noun. A meaningless thing; an unimportant or contemptible person. E18.
insignificantly adverb M17.

molossus (iou)



molossus noun. . L16.
[Latin = Greek Molossos: see MOLOSSIAN.]
Prosody. A metrical foot consisting of three long syllables. L16.
Hist. More fully molossus dog. A Molossian mastiff. E17.