See Also: epiphora(medicine)
epiphora(dictionary)

unsatisfying (iou) and epiphora (medicine)


unsatisfying (iou)



unsatisfying adjective. M17.
[from UN-1 + satisfying pres. pple of SATISFY.]
Unsatisfactory; that fails to give satisfaction or contentment.
unsatisfyingly adverb M17.
unsatisfyingness noun M17.

epiphora (medicine)


epiphora


1. <medicine> The watery eye; a disease in which the tears accumulate in the eye, and trickle over the cheek.

2. The emphatic repetition of a word or phrase, at the end of several sentences or stanzas.

Origin: L, fr. Gr, fr. To bring to or upon; + to bring.

Source: Websters Dictionary