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Dictionary: Sip·id

a.

[See Insipid, Sapid.]
Having a taste or flavorl savory; sapid. [Obs.] Cockeram.


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(SIP-id)

adjective
Having a pleasing taste or flavor.

Etymology
Back formation from insipid, from Late Latin insipidus, from in- (not) + sapidus (savory), from sapere (to taste, to know). Ultimately from Indo-European root sep- (to taste or perceive) that is also the source of sage, savant, savvy, savor, sapid, sapient, and insipid.]

Usage
"CBS adds two new comedies to the mix this year, moving the insipid 'Major Dad' to Friday nights to make room for John Ritter and Markie Post in the slightly more sipid 'Hearts Afire'." — Ed Siegel; Monday: CBS is the Ticket; Boston Globe; Sep 14, 1992.


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having a taste or flavor; savory  <that was a wonderfully sipid meal>
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Agreeable to the mind; Savory; Palatable.

 
 
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