chrestomathic

English

Adjective

chrestomathic (not comparable)

  1. (of teaching or learning) That has a practical use
    In an effort to assuage her chrestomathic appetite, Lucy has been taking classes at the local college for the past 12 years.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Southey to this entry?)

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