placentious

English

Etymology

From Latin placentius, from placeō (“to please”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pləˈsɛnʃiəs/, /pləˈsɛnʃəs/

Adjective

placentious (comparative more placentious, superlative most placentious)

  1. (obsolete) pleasing or pleasant
    • a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC:
      a placentious person

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