plastick
plastick is the archaic form of plastic.
Meaning of plastic
Adjective
plastic (comparative more plastic, superlative most plastic)
- Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant.
- the rage […] betook itself at last to certain missile weapons; which, though from their plastic nature they threatened neither the loss of life or of limb, were, however, sufficiently dreadful to a well-dressed lady.', Folio Society 1973, page 103
- Antonyms:
- elastic
- Producing tissue.
- Creative, formative.
- Benign Creator! let thy plastic hand dispose its own effect1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “Solomon on the Vanity of the World. A Poem in Three Books.”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)
- Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability.
- Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material.
- Made of plastic.
- A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
Forms of plastick
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more plastick |
| superlative | most plastick |
| Noun | |
| plural | plasticks |
Questions about plastick
- What is plastick the archaic form of?
- Plastick is the archaic form of plastic.
Words near plastick in the dictionary
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