Re: The funniest thing I've seen in a while

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From: Wayne E Baisley (wbaisley@enspherics.com)
Date: Mon Nov 06 2000 - 11:38:35 PPET

> Is insipient a word? I think the word you have in mind is "insipid"

Nope. It's insipient, a real word:

http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEBSTER.page.sh?PAGE=770

Insipient

In*sip"i*ent (?), a. [L. insipiens; pref. in- not + sapiens wise.]
Wanting wisdom; stupid; foolish. [R.] Clarendon. -- n. An insipient
person. [R.] Fryth.

Insipid, OTOH, is from L. in + sapidus, meaning unsavory.

Cheers,
Wayne

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