Apician

English Etymology From en la Apīciānus, from la Apīcius ānus 1, equivalent to en la:Apicius an. Pronunciation en /əˈpɪʃən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Apician.wav Southern England en ɪʃən 3 Adjective Of or pertaining to Marcus Gavius Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure. en by extension of food Choice, dainty; en of people eating only what is choice, preferring the best or most expensive food. en epicurean hedonistic en 1857 R.E.H. Greyson [pseudonym; Henry Rogers (congregationalist) Henry Rogers] Henry Rogers (congregationalist) Henry Rogers The Greyson Letters: Selections from the correspondence of R.E.H. Greyson, Esq. Letter to Alfred West Esq., December 10, 1838 18 https://archive.org/details/greysonletterss02rogegoog/page/18/mode/1up Thrice happy you! who are not driven to such Apician luxuries,—Apician at least in point of expense, if not of so palatable a quality. II 210–211 211 If dishonesty can live in a gorgeous place with pictures on all its walls, and gems in all its cupboards, with marble and ivory in all its corners, and can give Apician dinners, and get into Parliament, and deal in millions, then dishonesty is not disgraceful, and the man dishonest after such a fashion is not a low scoundrel. References Anagrams en aaciinp pianica en eponyms