aldermanical

Adjective

aldermanical (comparative more aldermanical, superlative most aldermanical)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of aldermanic.
   • The defendant in this case was a gentleman of aldermanical proportions, and a countenance à la mode de Bardolph; his “fair round belly” being embraced by an apron (whose peculiar appearance gave ample proof that, although grease and water may sometimes come together, the former is sure to swim on...1845, George Hodder, Sketches of Life and Character, page 52
   • The brothers of the boiled dew, Whose secret Hayden though he knew By false translation from the Latin, Who fancied man on air could fatten, That sunbeams had a hidden grease To make the lankest grow obese, Make cheeks of starvelings pale and hectic, Seem purple, bursting apoplectic, Turn spry...1855, William W. Fosdick, Elmslie William Dallas, Ariel, and other poems, page 259

   Synonyms:

   aldermanic