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tetric

UK/ˈtɛtɹɪk/

tetric adjective: morose, bitter.

Adjective (1)

tetric (comparative more tetric, superlative most tetric)

  1. (obsolete) Morose, bitter.
    • They are commonly sad and tetric by nature, as Ahab's spirit was because he could not get Naboth's vineyard […], New York Review of Books, 2001, p.284
    • However, the old tetrick Philosophers look'd always with Indignation upon such a Face of Things […].a. 1716, Thomas Browne, Christian Morals, section 1.26
    Synonyms:
    tetrical

Adjective (2)

tetric (comparative more tetric, superlative most tetric)

  1. Denoting a kind of acid.

Synonyms of tetric

Forms of tetric

comparativemore tetric
superlativemost tetric

Origin of tetric

From Latin tetricus (“stern, severe, gloomy”).

From tetr- + -ic.

Words formed from tetric

  • tetric acid

Questions about tetric

What does tetric mean?
Tetric means morose, bitter.
What part of speech is tetric?
Tetric is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tetric?
Tetric is pronounced /ˈtɛtɹɪk/ (UK).

Words near tetric in the dictionary

  1. tetrevangelia
  2. tetrevangelium
  3. tetri
  4. tetriamond
  5. tetriamonds
  6. tetric
  7. tetrical
  8. tetricity
  9. Tetrick
  10. Tetricks
  11. tetrigid

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