Lucretian

adjective

Lu·​cre·​tian lüˈkrēshən 

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Lucretius or the Epicurean philosophic system expounded by him

dry, steely, Lucretian aloofness

—Modern Philology

Word History

Etymology

T. Lucretius Carus †55b.c. Roman philosophical poet + English -an

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Rhymes for Lucretian

• accretion
• completion
• concretion
• deletion
• depletion
• excretion
• repletion
• secretion
• carburetion
• grecian
• hypersecretion