"abderian" meaning in English

See abderian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /æbˈdɪɹ.i.ən/ [US] Forms: more abderian [comparative], most abderian [superlative]
Etymology: From Abderian, from Abdera (the town in Thrace where Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, lived) + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ian}} + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} abderian (comparative more abderian, superlative most abderian)
  1. Foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter. Related terms: abderite Translations (foolish, ridiculous): αβδηρίτης (avdirítis) [masculine] (Greek), abderittisk (Norwegian Bokmål), abderitisk (Swedish)

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