metallick
metallick is the obsolete form of metallic.
Meaning of metallic
Adjective
metallic (comparative more metallic, superlative most metallic)
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal.
- The Lethrblaka's blood, to Eragon's astonishment, was a metallic blue-green, not unlike the verdigris that forms on aged copper.2008, Christopher Paolini, “Assault on Helgrind”, in Brisingr, page 44
- Made of or containing metal.
- […] and, lo ! a palace towering ſeems, / With Parian pillars and metallic beams.a. 1712, William King, “Rufinus: Or, The Favourite”, in The Works of the English Poets, volume XX, page 374
- Harsh, as if coming from two metals striking one another.
- No sooner had these syllables passed my lips, than—as if a shield of brass had indeed, at the moment, fallen heavily upon a floor of silver—I became aware of a distinct, hollow, metallic and clangorous, yet apparently muffled reverberation.1839, Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of Usher”, in Tales, London: Wiley & Putnam, published 1846, page 81
- Having the appearance of being of polished metal.
Forms of metallick
| comparative | more metallick |
|---|---|
| superlative | most metallick |
Questions about metallick
- What is metallick the obsolete form of?
- Metallick is the obsolete form of metallic.
Words near metallick in the dictionary
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