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pneumatick

pneumatick is the obsolete form of pneumatic.

Meaning of pneumatic

Adjective

pneumatic (comparative more pneumatic, superlative most pneumatic)

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
    Synonyms:
    aereous
  2. Of or relating to pneumatics
  3. Powered by, or filled with, compressed air
    • a pneumatic instrument or engine
  4. Having cavities filled with air
    • pneumatic cells or bones
  5. Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma
    Synonyms:
    pneumenous
  6. well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy
    • Her almost pneumatic bust tightened itself, and she was quite prepared to say uncharitable things, as she saw Felicia enter.1899, Alan Dale, His Own Image: A Novel, G. W. Dillingham Company, page 59

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Questions about pneumatick

What is pneumatick the obsolete form of?
Pneumatick is the obsolete form of pneumatic.

Words near pneumatick in the dictionary

  1. pneumatically
  2. pneumaticities
  3. pneumaticity
  4. pneumaticize
  5. pneumaticized
  6. pneumatick
  7. pneumaticks
  8. pneumatics
  9. pneumatique
  10. pneumatiques
  11. pneumatisation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pneumatick (page history and authors); pneumatic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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