philhippic
UK/fɪlˈhɪpɪk/
philhippic adjective: fond of horses, horse-loving.
Adjective
philhippic (comparative more philhippic, superlative most philhippic)
- Fond of horses, horse-loving.
- A philhippic discourse is to be endured from him, not incomparable to that of those pubescent girls who would readily entrap the Unicorn and who doubtless would make the Minocorn no less welcome […].1972, Michael Ayrton, Fabrications
- This is a particularly apt satire of Englishness inasmuch as it is surrounded by the jingoistic mockery of the philhippic Neapolitan, the fantastical Frenchman, the cowardly Scot and the drunk German.2013, Michael Saenger, Shakespeare and the French Borders of English, page 60
Forms of philhippic
| comparative | more philhippic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most philhippic |
Origin of philhippic
From phil- + hippic.
Questions about philhippic
- What does philhippic mean?
- Philhippic means fond of horses, horse-loving.
- What part of speech is philhippic?
- Philhippic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce philhippic?
- Philhippic is pronounced /fɪlˈhɪpɪk/ (UK).
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