IRRITANCY

Etymology

Noun

irritancy (countable and uncountable, plural irritancies)

The quality of being irritant or irritating.

(legal, Scotland) The state or quality of being null and void; invalidity.

Source: Wiktionary


Ir"ri*tan*cy, n. Etym: [From 1st Irritant.] (Scots Law)

Definition: The state or quality of being null and void; invalidity; forfeiture. Burrill.

Ir"ri*tan*cy, n. Etym: [From 2d Irritant.]

Definition: The state o quality of being irritant or irritating.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 November 2024

AWRY

(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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