See Also: atrocious(dictionary)
atrocious(dictionary)

philosophist (iou) and atrocious (oh)


philosophist (iou)



philosophist noun. Now rare. L16.
[In sense 1, app. from Latin philosophia PHILOSOPHY + -IST; in sense 2 from French philosophiste.]
= PHILOSOPHER 1. Only in L16.
An adherent or practitioner of what is held to be erroneous speculation or philosophy. Also, a rationalist, a sceptic; spec. a French Encyclopedist. derog. L18.
philoso'phistic,
philoso'phistical adjectives (now rare or obsolete) of the character of or pertaining to a speculative philosopher; rationalistic, sceptical: E19.

atrocious (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: atrox 'sad, cruel', from ater 'black' + -ox 'looking, appearing']
extremely bad
-synonym awful awful
::atrocious weather
::Her singing was atrocious.
-- atrociously adv