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单词 portentifical
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portentificaladj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin portentificus , -al suffix1.
Etymology: < classical Latin portentificus having supernatural effects ( < portentum portent n. + -ficus -fic suffix) + -al suffix1. Compare portentous adj.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Having supernatural powers or effects.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Portentifical, which worketh wonders, or whereby monstrous and strange things are done.
1724 Coles's Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Portentifical, working wonders.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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