SCIENT

Etymology 1

Adjective

scient (comparative more scient, superlative most scient)

Knowing; aware; knowledgeable.

Etymology 2

See scion.

Noun

scient

Obsolete spelling of scion.

Anagrams

• ceints, incest, insect, nicest

Source: Wiktionary


Sci"ent, a. Etym: [L. sciens, -entis, p.pr.]

Definition: Knowing; skillful. [Obs.] Cockeram.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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