mimical
UK/ˈmɪmɪk(ə)l/
mimical adjective: pertaining to a mime, or jester.
Adjective
mimical (comparative more mimical, superlative most mimical)
- Pertaining to a mime, or jester.
- Imitative; that mimics something else.
- If he can […] talk big fustian, insult, scorn, strut, contemn others, and use a little mimical and apish complement above the rest, he is a complete (Egregiam vero laudem), a well-qualified gentleman […]1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II...
- [F]requent jot / Of his hard ſetting jade did ſo confound / The vvords that he by papyr-ſtealth had got, / That their loſt ſenſe the youngſter could not ſound, / Though he vvith mimical attention did abound.1640 (date written), H[enry] M[ore], “ΨΥΧΟΖΩΙΑ [Psychozōia], or A Christiano-platonicall Display of Life, […]”, in ΨΥΧΩΔΙΑ [Psychōdia] Platonica: Or A Platonicall Song of the Soul, […], Cambridge...
- Imitation; mock.
Forms of mimical
| comparative | more mimical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most mimical |
Origin of mimical
From mimic + -al.
Words formed from mimical
Questions about mimical
- What does mimical mean?
- Mimical means pertaining to a mime, or jester.
- What part of speech is mimical?
- Mimical is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce mimical?
- Mimical is pronounced /ˈmɪmɪk(ə)l/ (UK).
Words near mimical in the dictionary
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