mundicidious

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mundicidious - adj., (obs. rare) likely or able to destroy the world.


Coined, apparently by 17th century author Nathaniel Ward, on the pattern of homicidious (less rare, though just as obsolete), from Latin roots mundus world + -cidious from -cida, killer. There's a word for being a world killer, people. It exists!

---L.

Comments

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It is a word that deserves to be brought back from obsolescence and rarity.

---L.