(adj) Causing shipwreck.
‘Naufragous’ is Latin in origin: ‘navis,’ ship, plus ‘frango,’ break.
Example:
“It is the most dangerous shipwreck, that this naufragous world can give, the shipwreck of faith.”
- The works of Thomas Adams
from Wordnik.com’s word of the day, 10 February 2012
