amphitryonic

amphitryonic adjective: characteristic of an amphitryon or host.

Adjective (1)

amphitryonic (comparative more amphitryonic, superlative most amphitryonic)

Characteristic of an amphitryon or host.
- And he proceeded to bustle out of the cupboard sundry plates and glasses, together with the promised good things, while, leaning against the mantelshelf, his cousin surveyed the amphitryonic preparations with an air of amusement and that slightly condescending cheeriness which had grown upon him in...1891, Egerton Castle, Consequences, volume 2, London, page 11
- Her maître d’hôtel was the then noted Damours, who was said to have elevated the science of politeness and social culture, and the practice of the amphitryonic service, to such perfection that nobody before or after him attainted equal excellence.1895, J. L. W. Thudichum, The Spirit of Cookery: A Popular Treatise on the History, Science, Practice, and Ethical and Medical Import of Culinary Art, page 36

Amphitryonic (comparative more Amphitryonic, superlative most Amphitryonic)

Of or relating to the mythological Amphitryon, the subject of numerous comedies.
- [...] the Amphitryonic plays.1920, The Weekly Review, page 483
- So much is obvious, perhaps, to anyone who has the time to wade through the Amphitryonic literature. What most critics have failed to point out, however, is that, while the process involved in the Jovian fall may begin, in extant literature, at any rate with Plautus' Amphitryon, it continues in...1939, Collection Latomus, page 135
Alternative letter-case form of amphitryonic (“characteristic of an amphitryon or host”)
- Our host, elated by a double triumph, for the College Declamations were just declared, and he had gained one of the Latin ones, had exhausted all his Amphitryonic resources to do justice to the party and the occasion. Turkey-legs devilled in wine, curried oysters, lobser au gratin (the Trinity cook...1873, Charles Astor Bristed, Five Years in an English University, page 246

From amphitryon + -ic.

From Latin Amphitryon + -ic.

What does amphitryonic mean?: Amphitryonic means characteristic of an amphitryon or host.
What part of speech is amphitryonic?: Amphitryonic is an adjective.

Adapted from Wiktionary: amphitryonic (page history and authors); Amphitryonic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

Cite this entry: “amphitryonic.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/amphitryonic. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.