† deleˈnifical,a.Obs.rare—0. [f. L. dēlēnific-us soothing, f.dēlēnīre to soothe down + -ficus making.] Soothing, pacifying. 1656Blount Glossogr., Delenifical, that mitigates or makes gentle.1721in Bailey.1755in Johnson (‘having virtue to assuage or ease pain’).