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cosmetical

cosmetical is the alternative form of cosmetic.

Meaning of cosmetic

Adjective

cosmetic (comparative more cosmetic, superlative most cosmetic)

  1. Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion.
    • a cosmetic preparation
  2. External or superficial; pertaining only to the surface or appearance of something.
    • Fortunately, the damage to the house was mostly cosmetic and a bit of paint covered it nicely.

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Questions about cosmetical

What is cosmetical the alternative form of?
Cosmetical is the alternative form of cosmetic.

Words near cosmetical in the dictionary

  1. cosmetic surgeons
  2. cosmetic surgeries
  3. cosmetic surgery
  4. cosmetic surgical
  5. cosmetic-surgical
  6. cosmetical
  7. cosmetically
  8. cosmetician
  9. cosmeticians
  10. cosmeticise
  11. cosmeticised

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cosmetical (page history and authors); cosmetic (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.

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