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Today's Word "Pococurante"

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pococurante \po-ko-koo-RAN-tee, -kyoo-\ (adjective) - Indifferent, apathetic, nonchalant.

"James' only claim to fame was a single pococurante addition to the company's rules and regulations yet this, along with his esteemed name, was enough to guarantee him a cushy position in upper management for life."

 

From Italian, poco little + curante, present participle of curare, to care, from Latin, curare, cure, care.


 

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