lepid

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/ˈlɛpɪd/

adjective

pleasant; amusing

OriginLatin lepidus →
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Meanings

adjectivelepid (comparative more lepid, superlative most lepid)

comparative more lepid · superlative most lepid

  1. obsoletepleasant; amusing

    1807-1808, Sydney Smith, Peter Plymley's Letters the joyous and lepid consul

Origin

  1. Latinlepidus
  2. Englishlepid

Latin lepidus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pileddiplepleid
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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