- methys
- (G). Intoxicated, drunk
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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methystic — methysˈtic adjective Intoxicating • • • Main Entry: ↑methysis * * * methystic, a. Med. (mɪˈθɪstɪk) [ad. Gr. µεθυστικός, f. µεθύειν: see prec.] Of or belonging to drunkenness; intoxicating. in Mayne Expos. Lex … Useful english dictionary
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amethyst — amethystine /am euh this tin, tuyn/, adj. amethystlike, adj. /am euh thist/, n. 1. a purple or violet quartz, used as a gem. 2. a purplish tint. adj. 3. having the color of amethyst. 4. containing or set with an amethyst or amethysts: an amethyst … Universalium
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amethyst — (n.) violet quartz, late 13c., ametist, from O.Fr. ametiste (Mod.Fr. améthyste) and directly from M.L. amatistus, from L. amethystus, from Gk. amethystos amethyst, lit. not intoxicating, from a not + methyskein make drunk, from methys wine (see … Etymology dictionary
methysis — /methˈi sis/ (pathology; rare) noun Drunkenness ORIGIN: New L, from Gr methysis drunkenness, from methyein to be drunk • • • methysˈtic adjective Intoxicating * * * ‖ methysis Path. (ˈmɛθɪsɪs) [mod.L., a. Gr. µέθυσις drunkenness, f. µεθύειν to be … Useful english dictionary
