Pronounced: FAS-choo-us, adj
Notes: I know a similar word (fatuous), but not this one
Yesterday’s word
The word benison means “blessing; benediction”
First usage
Our word is old; it came into English in the early 1300s
Background / Comments
Our word shares the same background as “benediction”: it comes form the Latin word benedicere (to bless), which itself is the combination of bene dicere (to speak well of), which is composed of bene (well) and dicere (to say). Usually words tend to shorten over time; however, our word shows up about 100 years earlier than “benediction”. I like our word and hope I remember to use it in the place of “benediction”.
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