cacoethical
Syllables: ca·co·e·thic·al/ˌkakəʊˈiːθɪk(ə)l/
cacoethical adjective: ill-conditioned, malignant; cacoethic.
Adjective
cacoethical (comparative more cacoethical, superlative most cacoethical)
- Ill-conditioned, malignant; cacoethic.
- To lance and cleanſe this Cacoethical Ulcer, to the bottom, Conſider we, that the General Laws of Nature, whereby ſhe produceth All Effects, by the Action of one and Paſſion of another thing, […]1654, Walter Charleton, Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana: or A Fabrick of Science Natural, upon the Hypothesis of Atoms, Founded Epicurus, Repaired by Petrus Gassendus, Augmented Walter...
- In obedience to the royal command, we have attended to the cacoethical diſeaſe which had ſeized many perſons belonging to your imperial court; and we are most happy in informing your majeſty, that we have by proper applications reſtored all the patients that fell under our care, to compoſure...1792, Francis Hopkinson, “A Remarkable Historical Fact, Mentioned in the Records of the Empire of China …”, in The Miscellaneous Essays and Occasional Writings of Francis Hopkinson, Esq., volume I...
- Synonyms:
- cacoethic
Examples of cacoethical in a sentence
- Some passages are metaphorical, some metonymical; some are analogical, some parabolical, some are cacoethical, and some catachrestical; […]1850, The People: Their Rights and Liberties, their Duties and their Interests, volume III, →OCLC, page 88:
- Why a king might want to keep his cast is beyond the understanding of cacoethical billygoats.1996, Jonathan Bayliss, Gloucestertide, Rockport, Mass.: Protean Press, →ISBN:
- And when I broke out in laughter at this beached, stripped, cacoethical marlin, this pallid ichthyosaur, […]1997, Gina Apostol, Bibliolepsy: A Novel, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, →ISBN:
Synonyms of cacoethical
Forms of cacoethical
| comparative | more cacoethical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most cacoethical |
| alternative form | cacoëthical |
Origin of cacoethical
From cacoethes + -ical.
Words formed from cacoethical
Questions about cacoethical
- What does cacoethical mean?
- Cacoethical means ill-conditioned, malignant; cacoethic.
- How do you use cacoethical in a sentence?
- Some passages are metaphorical, some metonymical; some are analogical, some parabolical, some are cacoethical, and some catachrestical; […]
- What part of speech is cacoethical?
- Cacoethical is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce cacoethical?
- Cacoethical is pronounced /ˌkakəʊˈiːθɪk(ə)l/.
Words near cacoethical in the dictionary
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