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gnathonical

gnathonical is the alternative form of gnathonic.

Meaning of gnathonic

Adjective

gnathonic (comparative more gnathonic, superlative most gnathonic)

  1. (obsolete) Deceitful and flattering; toadying.
    • That Jack's is somewhat of a gnathonic and parasitic soul, or stomach, all Bideford apple-women know: […]1855, Charles Kingsley, “The True and Tragical History of Mr. John Oxenham of Plymouth”, in Westward Ho!: Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, […], volume I, Cambridge...

Forms of gnathonical

comparativemore gnathonical
superlativemost gnathonical

Questions about gnathonical

What is gnathonical the alternative form of?
Gnathonical is the alternative form of gnathonic.

Words near gnathonical in the dictionary

  1. gnathological
  2. gnathologist
  3. gnathologists
  4. gnathology
  5. gnathonic
  6. gnathonical
  7. gnathophiurine
  8. gnathophiurines
  9. gnathophyllid
  10. gnathophyllids
  11. gnathoplasties

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gnathonical (page history and authors); gnathonic (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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