lapalissiano
Italian
Etymology
From Jacques de la Palisse (a French nobleman and military officer) + -iano. His epitaph, carrying the words “if he weren't dead, he would still be envied” (French: s'il n'était pas mort, il ferait encore envie), was misread as the truism “if he weren't dead, he would still be alive” (s'il n'était pas mort, il ſerait encore en vie). Compare lapalissade.
Adjective
lapalissiano (feminine singular lapalissiana, masculine plural lapalissiani, feminine plural lapalissiane)
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