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syrtic

syrtic adjective: of or relating to a syrt; boggy; resembling quicksand.

Adjective

syrtic (comparative more syrtic, superlative most syrtic)

  1. Of or relating to a syrt; boggy; resembling quicksand.
    • The marshy ground gradually disappeared, and the rest of the Syrtic region, though arid and dreary in a high degree, presented from time to time little valleys or detached spots, the verdure of which afforded an agreeable relief.The Edinburgh Review (volume 14? 48? page 225)
    Synonyms:
    hoggy, quaggy, swampy

Synonyms of syrtic

Forms of syrtic

comparativemore syrtic
superlativemost syrtic

Origin of syrtic

From syrt + -ic.

Questions about syrtic

What does syrtic mean?
Syrtic means of or relating to a syrt; boggy; resembling quicksand.
What part of speech is syrtic?
Syrtic is an adjective.

Words near syrtic in the dictionary

  1. syrt
  2. syrtaki
  3. syrtakis
  4. Syrte
  5. syrtes
  6. syrtic
  7. syrtis
  8. syrtos
  9. syrts
  10. syrup
  11. syrup of figs

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