单词 | antical |
释义 | anticaladj.1 Bot. Fronting external objects, and thus remote from the axis. ΚΠ 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. 75 The lip of an Orchis is antical. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). anticaladj.2 rare. Engaging in antics; playful. ΚΠ 1890 Harper's Mag. Apr. 797/1 Edward S. Van Zile and John Kendrick Bangs (antical Manhattaners)—are writing steadily, humorously, profitably. 1935 F. P. Adams Diary of our Own Samuel Pepys II. 1107 Had luncheon with G. Rice, and he spoke of the days when he and I were writing about baseball games and football games, of the millions of antickal things we said. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.11866adj.21890 |
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