sipid

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sipid

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Back-formation from insipid. A direct borrowing from Latin would have instead yielded sapid, but neither of these words is much used in English; a most common synonym from this root is savoury.

adjective more sipid · most sipid

obsolete, rare Having a taste or flavour.
Similar: savoury, sapid

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"sipid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sipid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sipid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sipid

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"sipid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sipid.

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@misc{sipid_2026,
  title = {sipid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sipid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}