abderian meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

Abderian

nounalso spelled Abderian

US /æbˈdɪɹ.i.ən/

Etymology From Abdera (“a town in Thrace”) + -ian.

An inhabitant or native of Abdera.

He regrets that his lines had not fallen in the pleasant places of the past — among the intelligent Abderians of whom it is said, when Hippocrates came to their city to cure Democritus of his madness, not only the men, but also the women and children […] went forth to meet him.1872, Stephen Smith, Doctor in Medicine: and Other Papers on Professional Subjects:

adj

Etymology From Abderian, from Abdera (the town in Thrace where Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, lived) + -ian.

Foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.

adj

Etymology From Abdera (“a town in Thrace”) + -ian.

Of or belonging to Abdera or its people.

Alternative Alternative form of abderian.

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