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parsonical

parsonical adjective: pertaining to or characteristic of a parson; moralistic.

Adjective

parsonical (comparative more parsonical, superlative most parsonical)

  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of a parson; moralistic.
    • We're a Calvinist country, very gaitered and neckbanded, parsonical.1973, Christina Stead, The Little Hotel, Text Classics, published 2016, page 17

Forms of parsonical

comparativemore parsonical
superlativemost parsonical

Origin of parsonical

From parson + -ical.

Words formed from parsonical

Questions about parsonical

What does parsonical mean?
Parsonical means pertaining to or characteristic of a parson; moralistic.
What part of speech is parsonical?
Parsonical is an adjective.

Words near parsonical in the dictionary

  1. parsoness
  2. parsonesses
  3. parsonhood
  4. Parsonian
  5. parsonic
  6. parsonical
  7. parsonically
  8. parsonish
  9. parsonlike
  10. parsonly
  11. parsons

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