distent
[ dih-stent ]
/ dɪˈstɛnt /
adjective Obsolete.
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of distent
First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin distentus distended (variant of distēnsus, past participle of distendere “to stretch out, distend”; see distend)
Words nearby distent
distemperoid, distend, distended, distensible, distensile, distent, distention, distich, distichia, distichous, distil
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