festination

[ fes-tuh-ney-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

a gait marked by an involuntary hurrying in walking, observed in certain nerve diseases.

festination

/ ˌfɛstɪˈneɪʃən /

1530–40; < Latin festinātiōn- (stem of festinātiō ) a hastening. See festinate, -ion

C16: from Latin festīnātiō , from festīnāre to hasten

Trepidation, and at the same time festination, have beguiled me, and the similitude of the boxes has deceived me.

Perhaps Mr. Loudon, in his eager festination for a crop, may have determined to bury in quicklime.

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