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chessic

chessic adjective: of or relating to chess.

Adjective

chessic (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of or relating to chess.
    • The chessic tribes, peculiar in their gait, / Vary their modes of motion; some march straight, / Direct and forward, some oblique...1825, Charles Dibdin, The Chessiad
    • As we've already announced, your opponent is in the last stages of chessic caries.1964, Chess Review
    Synonyms:
    scacchic

Synonyms of chessic

Origin of chessic

From chess + -ic.

Words formed from chessic

Questions about chessic

What does chessic mean?
Chessic means of or relating to chess.
What part of speech is chessic?
Chessic is an adjective.

Words near chessic in the dictionary

  1. chesser
  2. chessers
  3. chesses
  4. chessexite
  5. Chesshyre
  6. chessic
  7. chessically
  8. Chessick
  9. Chessie
  10. chessil
  11. Chessington

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