epithet
/ˈɛp.ɪˌθɛt/ verb C2- To term; to refer to as. · He was epitheted "the king of fools".
He/she/it epithets · Past epitheted · Past participle epitheted · -ing form epitheting
Verb forms
- Base form
- epithet
- He/she/it
- epithets
- Past
- epitheted
- Past participle
- epitheted
- -ing form
- epitheting
From the library
Elizabeth could hardly help laughing at so convenient a proposal; yet was really vexed that her mother should be always giving him such an epithet.
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