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coxcomical

coxcomical is the alternative form of coxcombical.

Meaning of coxcombical

Adjective

coxcombical (comparative more coxcombical, superlative most coxcombical)

  1. Like, or in the style of, a coxcomb.
    • The majority of these idlers were impudent-looking braggarts, who, with jaunty air and coxcombical show of superiority, endeavoured to enforce their own opinions, and to silence those of every one else.1857, John Benwell, An Englishman's Travels in America

Forms of coxcomical

comparativemore coxcomical
superlativemost coxcomical

Questions about coxcomical

What is coxcomical the alternative form of?
Coxcomical is the alternative form of coxcombical.

Words near coxcomical in the dictionary

  1. coxcombly
  2. coxcombries
  3. coxcombry
  4. coxcombs
  5. coxcomby
  6. coxcomical
  7. coxcomically
  8. Coxe
  9. coxed
  10. coxes
  11. Coxeter

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