absinthine

adjective

ab·​sin·​thine

(ˈ)ab¦sin(t)thə̇n,

ˈabsə̇nˌthīn

: like absinthe

Word History

Etymology

absinthe + -ine

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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