festination

[fes-tuh-ney-shuhn]

noun

Pathology.

1. a gait marked by an involuntary hurrying in walking, observed in certain nerve diseases.

festination

/ ˌfɛstɪˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. an involuntary quickening of gait, as in some persons with Parkinson's disease

Word History and Origins

Origin of festination¹

1530–40; < Latin festinātiōn- (stem of festinātiō ) a hastening. See festinate, -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of festination¹

C16: from Latin festīnātiō , from festīnāre to hasten

Example Sentences

McCarthy’s voluminous research is everywhere on the page — and, yes, very impressive — but you may find yourself stopping to look up supercavitation, acetabulum or festination only to turn back having forgotten what’s happening.

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Perhaps Mr. Loudon, in his eager festination for a crop, may have determined to bury in quicklime.

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Strive not to run, like Hercules, a furlong in a breath: festination may prove precipitation; deliberating delay may be wise cunctation, and slowness no slothfulness.

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