Teratical
//təˈɹætɪkəl// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 wonderful; ominous; prodigious obsolete
"Herodotus, possibly delighting in teratical stories, might tell what he never heard: or the passage may be an interpolation; or it may be alterd in transcribing"
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More examples"Herodotus, possibly delighting in teratical stories, might tell what he never heard: or the passage may be an interpolation; or it may be alterd in transcribing"
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τεράτικος (terátikos, “monstrous”), from τέρας (téras, “monster”).
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