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diatribical

diatribical adjective: being or characteristic of a diatribe.

Adjective

diatribical (comparative more diatribical, superlative most diatribical)

  1. (uncommon) Being or characteristic of a diatribe.
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    Synonyms:
    diatribal

Synonyms of diatribical

Forms of diatribical

comparativemore diatribical
superlativemost diatribical

Origin of diatribical

From diatribe + -ical.

Questions about diatribical

What does diatribical mean?
Diatribical means being or characteristic of a diatribe.
What part of speech is diatribical?
Diatribical is an adjective.

Words near diatribical in the dictionary

  1. diatreta
  2. diatretum
  3. diatribal
  4. diatribe
  5. diatribes
  6. diatribical
  7. diatribism
  8. diatribist
  9. diatribists
  10. diatrizoate
  11. diatrizoates

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