effodient

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/ɪˈfəʊdiənt/

adjective

involving digging up.

OriginLatin effodiēns →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectiveeffodient (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablerareinvolving digging up.

    When the supply falls short he employs his powerful effodient feet to hurl the earth from the roots of the tree and bring it down by his colossal strength.

    1886, Alexander Winchell, Walks and talks in the geological field

Origin

  1. Latineffodiēns
  2. Englisheffodient

From Latin effodiēns, present participle of effodiō (“to dig out”), from ex + fodiō (“to dig”).

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APA

effodient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effodient

MLA

“effodient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effodient. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effodient,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effodient.

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