| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
circumscribe (ˌsɜːkəmˈskraɪb, ˈsɜːkəmˌskraɪb) ![]() | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to restrict within limits |
| 2. | to mark or set the bounds of |
| 3. | Compare inscribe to draw a geometric construction around (another construction) so that the two are in contact but do not intersect |
| 4. | to draw a line round |
| [C15: from Latin circumscrībere, from | |
| circum'scribable | |
| —adj | |
| circum'scriber | |
| —n | |
| circumscribe (sûr'kəm-skrīb') Pronunciation Key
To draw a figure around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible. A circle that is circumscribed around a triangle touches it at each of the triangle's three vertices. |