SINCE 1828
cacoëthes scribendi
noun
cacoëthes scri·ben·di
| \
-skrə̇ˈbendē ,
-ˌdī \
Definition of cacoëthes scribendi
: an uncontrollable urge to write his book tempts us to encourage him in a senile cacoëthes scribendi —Spectator
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