WORD OF THE DAY: ABRODIETICAl

​ABRODIETICAL

ADJ.
over-refined or self-indulgent, esp. in regard to diet; feeding or eating daintily; delicate, fastidious, finicky ...1625 obs. rare

NOUN
a person of over-refined or self-indulgent tastes; a delicate person, a dainty eater  ...1623 obs. rare

ETYMOLOGY
from ancient Greek ἁβροδίαιτος (Habrodiaetus - living delicately) from ἁβρός (habros - graceful, delicate)+ δίαιτα (diet - course of life, way of living or thinking) + -ical
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FIRST DOCUMENTED USE
1623 - Abrodieticall, a delicate person
From: The English Dictionarie; Or, An Interpreter of Hard English Words
- Henry Cockeram

EXAMPLE
"...Court. Madam, I am a decay Gentleman dat now profess Dancing.
Mrs. Sneak. Good lack a day, what pity 'tis such an abrodietical Person should want wherewith to accrew. But pray go on Sir..."
From: A Very Good Wife a Comedy, as it is Acted by Their Majesties Servants at the Theatre-Royal
- George Powell, 1693