Coxcombical
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Like, or in the style of, a coxcomb.
"The majority of these idlers were impudent-looking braggarts, who, with jaunty air and coxcombical show of superiority, endeavoured to enforce their own opinions, and to silence those of every one else."
Example
More examples"The majority of these idlers were impudent-looking braggarts, who, with jaunty air and coxcombical show of superiority, endeavoured to enforce their own opinions, and to silence those of every one else."
Etymology
From coxcomb + -ical.
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