Pronounced: LIH-sum, adj
Notes: I’ve run across this word, but I wasn’t sure of the meaning
Yesterday’s word
The word diversivolent means “desiring strife”
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1600s
Background / Comments
There are some people who just seem to enjoy strife; perhaps you know some? Our word came from the Latin word diversus (diverse), which came from divertere (to turn aside), which is made up of di- (away; apart) and vertere (to turn). The other source word is the Latin word volens, the present participle of velle (to wish).
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