rejectaneous

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reiectāneus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɹiːd͡ʒɛkˈteɪniəs/

Adjective

rejectaneous (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Not chosen or received; rejected.
    • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). Self-conceit”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. , volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A J Valpy, , published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
      profane, rejectaneous, and reprobate people

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for rejectaneous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)