thomas de quincey

1. 1.

   English writer who described the psychological effects of addiction to opium (1785-1859)

   SynonymsDe Quincey

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Questions about thomas de quincey

What does thomas de quincey mean?

thomas de quincey means "English writer who described the psychological effects of addiction to opium (1785-1859)".

What is another word for thomas de quincey?

Close synonyms include De Quincey. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is thomas de quincey a common word?

thomas de quincey is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.