apopemptic
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of apopemptic
First recorded in 1745–55; from Greek apopemptikós “of, pertaining to sending away,” equivalent to apopémp(ein) “to send away, dismiss” ( apo- + pémpein “to send, dispatch”) + -tikos; see origin at apo-, -tic
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Yale's conservative Calliopean Society, nurtured by that angry Yale Locke, William F. Buckley Jr., author of the apopemptic God and Man at Yale and now editor of the National Review, has a waiting list.
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