Word of the Day: PERIPATETIC

peripatetic (adj) – constantly traveling; given to walking about [per-ə-pə-ˈte-tik]
BREAKDOWN: PERI- (around) + PATE- (to walk) + -IC (of or pertaining to)

• a peripatetic can also be a person who travels from place to place or one who walks habitually and extensively.

• Peripateticism is another term for Aristotelianism, the school of thought of the philosopher Aristotle.

“PERIPATETIC, adj. Walking about. Relating to the philosophy of Aristotle, who, while expounding it, moved from place to place in order to avoid his pupil’s objections. A needless precaution – they knew no more of the matter than he.” — Ambrose Bierce