Pronounced: rih-BAR-buh-tihv, adj
Notes: Another good word that can be used
Yesterday’s phrase
The phrase felix culpa means “an error or disaster that has fortunate consequences”
First usage
Our phrase came into English in the 1910s
Background / Comments
So, “felix” does not mean “cat” – there was an old cartoon called Felix the Cat that I knew, and it was probably biasing me. Our phrase came from the Latin phrase felix culpa, which means “happy fault”.
