Such exsufflicate and blown surmises. --Shak. (Oth. iii. 3, 182). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
exsufflicate — /ik sufˈli kāt/ adjective (Shakespeare) Puffed out ORIGIN: L ex out, and sufflāre to blow out, from sub under, and flāre to blow • • • exsuffˈlate transitive verb 1. To blow away 2. To exorcize by blowing away exsufflāˈtion noun 1. Expiration … Useful english dictionary
exsufflicate — adjective empty, inflated, frivolous exchange me for a goat, / When I shall turn the business of my soul / To such exsufflicate and blown surmises … Wiktionary
exsufflicate — Something which is silly or triffling … Grandiloquent dictionary
exsufflate — exsuffˈlate transitive verb 1. To blow away 2. To exorcize by blowing away • • • Main Entry: ↑exsufflicate … Useful english dictionary
