In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
suspicioned
simple past tense and past participle of suspicion
• punicosides
Source: Wiktionary
Sus*pi"cion, n. Etym: [OE. suspecioun, OF. souspeçon, F. soupçon, L. suspectio a looking up to, an esteeming highly, suspicion, fr. suspicere to look up, to esteem, to mistrust. The modern form suspicion in English and French is in imitation of L. suspicio mistrust, suspicion. See Suspect, and cf. Suspicious.]
1. The act of suspecting; the imagination or apprehension of the existence of something (esp. something wrong or hurtful) without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or upon no evidence. Suspicions among thoughts are like bats among birds, they ever fly by twilight. Bacon.
2. Slight degree; suggestion; hint. [Colloq.] The features are mild but expressive, with just a suspicion . . . of saturnine or sarcastic humor. A. W. Ward.
Syn.
– Jealousy; distrust; mistrust; diffidence; doubt.
Sus*pi"cion, v. t.
Definition: To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt. [Obs. or Low] South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.