Faucian

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Ascribed to or characteristic of Anthony Fauci.

    "Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. has served […] as our heroic servant leader during our current COVID-19 pandemic. His authoritative persona has engendered our trust because he is seen as an honest, credible truth-teller"

  2. 2
    Pertaining to the Fauci family of Ancient Rome.

    "The Faucian curia is likewise stated to have been considered unlucky , as having been the first in the year both of the Gallic capture of the city , and of the Caudine disaster -- to which Licinius Macer added the Cremera;"

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"Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. has served […] as our heroic servant leader during our current COVID-19 pandemic. His authoritative persona has engendered our trust because he is seen as an honest, credible truth-teller"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the name of the American physician-scientist and immunologist Anthony Fauci (1940—) + -an.

Etymology 2

From Fauci, the name of one of the genes, or clans, of Ancient Rome + -an.

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