Apician (comparative more Apician, superlative most Apician)
Of or pertaining to Marcus Gavius Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure.
(by extension, of food) Choice, dainty; (of people) eating only what is choice, preferring the best or most expensive food.
Synonyms: epicurean, hedonistic
• pianica
Source: Wiktionary
A*pi"cian, a. Etym: [L. Apicianus.]
Definition: Belonging to Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure; hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery. H. Rogers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
