RUPESTRIAN

PRONUNCIATION: (roo-PES-tree-uhn)

MEANING: adjective: Relating to, composed of, or carved on rocks.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin rupes (rock). Earliest documented use: 1800.
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RUDESTRIAN - a sidewalk-user who deliberately steps off the curb just as the light turns red

RUPERTRIAN - a devotee of Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films

RUMPESTRIAN - a New York City tourist gaping at the skyscrapers while trying to cross the street, who therefore trips and falls on his backside (see also RUBESTRIAN)