banausic
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of banausic
First recorded in 1835–45; from Greek banausikós, equivalent to bánaus(os) “pertaining to an artisan,” derivative of baûnos “furnace, forge” + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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Compare the category of banausic trades in de Off, 1.
From A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by Greenidge, A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones)
The burghers began to tune the melodies of a new music: a banausic artisan song.
From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann
The gainful occupations, or any occupations pursued for gain, were "banausic," which meant that they had an effect opposite to that of cultivation.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
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