† ˌethoˈpoetic,a.Obs.rare—1. [ad.Gr. ἠθοποιητικ-ός, f. ἦθο-ς character + ποιητικός, f. ποιέειν to make, represent.] Intended to represent character or manners. 1652Urquhart JewelWks. (1834) 228 [Crichtoun] begun to prank it a la Venetiana, with such a flourish of mimick and ethopoetick gestures.