Pronounced: mull-tuh-FERR-ee-us, adj
Notes: This word reminds me of “nefarious”, but the meaning isn’t the same
Yesterday’s word
The word anodyne, as an adjective, means
- relieving pain; soothing
- bland or insipid: not likely to provoke or offend
As a noun, it means
- something that soothes or comforts
- a medicine that relieves pain
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1500s
Background / Comments
As I said, I have a recollection that I have read this word somewhere — I’m just not sure where. Our word came from the Latin word anodynos, which came from the Greek word anodynos, which is made up of a- (not) and odyne (pain).
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