rhinocerialadj.
Compositorial error for rhinocerical adj. in the 1761 edition of Addison's Wks. (see quot. 1710 at rhinocerical adj. 2b for correct reading), recorded by Webster and several subsequent dictionaries in the 19th cent.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > of large volume or bulky > and clumsy
unridec1175
un-i-weldec1275
boistous?a1400
cumbrousa1400
roida1450
clubbishc1530
lumpish?1573
bouncing1579
unwieldy1582
boisterous1590
unfeirdyc1590
lumbering1593
cumbersome1594
elephantic1598
elephant-likea1603
moliminous1642
clumpish1681
rhinocerical1689
hulking1699
hulky1785
lumberly1805
elephantine1826
rhinocerial1828
lumbersome1834
clumpy1836
lumbrous1836
hippopotamic1853
hippopotamian1864
megatherial1894
hippopotamine1911
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Rhinocerial, pertaining to the rhinoceros; resembling the rhinoceros. Tatler.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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