Abderian
adjective
Ab·de·ri·an
(ˈ)ab¦dirēən
1
: of or belonging to the ancient city of Abdera or to its inhabitants
2
: foolish
Abderian laughter
Word History
Etymology
Abdera, city of ancient Thrace (borrowed from Greek Ábdēra) + -ian
First Known Use
1737, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- of a feather
- of a lifetime
- of a piece
- of a sort
- preanaller
- preanallest
- preanesthetic
- preanesthetics
- preanimism
- preannounce
- preannounced
- preannouncement
- preannouncements
- preannounces
- preannouncing
- preapplied
- preapplies
- preapplying
- preappointed
- preappointing
- preappoints
- preapprehension
- preapproval
- preapprovals
- preapprove