n. | 1. | An adjective expressing some quality, attribute, or relation, that is properly or specially appropriate to a person or thing; |
2. | Term; expression; phrase. | |
v. t. | 1. | To describe by an epithet. |
Noun | 1. | epithet - a defamatory or abusive word or phrase; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me" Synonyms: name |
2. | epithet - descriptive word or phrase |