cacoëthes scribendi

noun

cacoëthes scri·​ben·​di

-skrə̇ˈbendē,

-ˌdī

: an uncontrollable urge to write

his book tempts us to encourage him in a senile cacoëthes scribendi

—Spectator

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

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