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epithetical

epithetical is the alternative form of epithetic.

Meaning of epithetic

Adjective

epithetic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to epithets.
    • epithetic names for the gods
  2. Of or relating to epithesis.
    • an epithetic vowel

Forms of epithetical

comparativemore epithetical
superlativemost epithetical

Questions about epithetical

What is epithetical the alternative form of?
Epithetical is the alternative form of epithetic.

Words near epithetical in the dictionary

  1. epithesis
  2. epithet
  3. epitheta
  4. epitheted
  5. epithetic
  6. epithetical
  7. epithetically
  8. epithetician
  9. epitheticians
  10. epitheting
  11. epithetise

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epithetical (page history and authors); epithetic (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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