† tetricadj.1
Obsolete.
= tetrical adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > asceticism > [adjective]
sternc1374
austerea1425
tetrical1528
tetric1533
severe1565
ascetic1646
tetricous1727
ascetical1836
society > authority > strictness > [adjective] > severe or stern
wrothc893
retheeOE
stithc897
starkOE
sternOE
hardOE
dangerous?c1225
sharpa1340
asperc1374
austerec1384
shrewda1387
snella1400
sternful?a1400
unsterna1400
dour?a1425
piquant1521
tetrical1528
tetric1533
sorea1535
rugged?1548
severe1548
hard-handed1611
Catonian1676
tetricous1727
heavy1849
acerbic1853
stiff1856
Catonic1883
tough1905
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [adjective]
heavyc825
retheeOE
stithc897
hardeOE
starkOE
sternOE
dangerous?c1225
sharp?c1225
unsoftc1275
sturdy1297
asperc1374
austerec1384
shrewda1387
snella1400
sternful?a1400
dour?a1425
thrallc1430
piquant1521
tetrical1528
tetric1533
sorea1535
rugged?1548
severe1548
iron1574
harsh1579
strict1600
angry1650
Catonian1676
Draconic1708
tetricous1727
alkaline1789
acerbic1853
stiff1856
acerbate1869
acerbitous1870
Draconian1876
Catonic1883
the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > [adjective]
moodyc1300
distemprec1374
melancholiana1393
solein1399
darkc1440
gloomingc1440
girning1447
melancholyc1450
tetrical1528
tetric1533
distemperate1548
morose1565
sullen1570
stunt1581
humorous1590
gloomya1593
muddy1592
clum1599
dortya1605
humoursome1607
distempereda1616
musty1620
grum1640
agelastic1666
fusty1668
purdy1668
ill-humoured1693
gurly1721
mumpish1721
sunking1724
tetricous1727
sumphish1728
stunkard1737
sulky1744
muggard1746
farouche1765
sombrea1767
glumpy1780
glumpish1800
tiffy1810
splenitive1815
stuffy1825
liverish1828
troglodytish1866
glummy1884
humpy1889
scowly1951
1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. i. viii. 45 In þe tetrik and soroufull science vsit amang þe sabynis.
1620 T. Venner Via Recta iii. 23 It [wine]..correcteth the tetrick qualities which that age is subiect vnto.
1682 Sir T. Browne Wks. (1835) IV. 276 Her youthful days are over, and her face hath become wrinkled and tetrick.
1811 H. Martyn Diary in Mem. (1825) iii. 378 Amongst the others who came and sat with us, was my tetric adversary, Agra Acher.
Derivatives
teˈtricity n. [Latin taetricitās] the quality of being ‘tetric’, harshness, sourness.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun]
sharpnessc1000
sournessc1050
sourheada1400
eagerness?a1425
verdure1508
tartness1530
acetosity1599
acidity1615
sourfulness1617
tetricity1623
tetritude1656
tartarousness1657
acidness1660
sourishness1670
fieriness1675
acescency1756
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Tetricitie, the sourenesse of the countenance.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > asceticism > [adjective]
sternc1374
austerea1425
tetrical1528
tetric1533
severe1565
ascetic1646
tetricous1727
ascetical1836
society > authority > strictness > [adjective] > severe or stern
wrothc893
retheeOE
stithc897
starkOE
sternOE
hardOE
dangerous?c1225
sharpa1340
asperc1374
austerec1384
shrewda1387
snella1400
sternful?a1400
unsterna1400
dour?a1425
piquant1521
tetrical1528
tetric1533
sorea1535
rugged?1548
severe1548
hard-handed1611
Catonian1676
tetricous1727
heavy1849
acerbic1853
stiff1856
Catonic1883
tough1905
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [adjective]
heavyc825
retheeOE
stithc897
hardeOE
starkOE
sternOE
dangerous?c1225
sharp?c1225
unsoftc1275
sturdy1297
asperc1374
austerec1384
shrewda1387
snella1400
sternful?a1400
dour?a1425
thrallc1430
piquant1521
tetrical1528
tetric1533
sorea1535
rugged?1548
severe1548
iron1574
harsh1579
strict1600
angry1650
Catonian1676
Draconic1708
tetricous1727
alkaline1789
acerbic1853
stiff1856
acerbate1869
acerbitous1870
Draconian1876
Catonic1883
the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > [adjective]
moodyc1300
distemprec1374
melancholiana1393
solein1399
darkc1440
gloomingc1440
girning1447
melancholyc1450
tetrical1528
tetric1533
distemperate1548
morose1565
sullen1570
stunt1581
humorous1590
gloomya1593
muddy1592
clum1599
dortya1605
humoursome1607
distempereda1616
musty1620
grum1640
agelastic1666
fusty1668
purdy1668
ill-humoured1693
gurly1721
mumpish1721
sunking1724
tetricous1727
sumphish1728
stunkard1737
sulky1744
muggard1746
farouche1765
sombrea1767
glumpy1780
glumpish1800
tiffy1810
splenitive1815
stuffy1825
liverish1828
troglodytish1866
glummy1884
humpy1889
scowly1951
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Tetricous, sour in Countenance, crabbed, morose.
† †ˈtetritude n. [Latin taetritūdo] Obsolete = tetricity n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun]
sharpnessc1000
sournessc1050
sourheada1400
eagerness?a1425
verdure1508
tartness1530
acetosity1599
acidity1615
sourfulness1617
tetricity1623
tetritude1656
tartarousness1657
acidness1660
sourishness1670
fieriness1675
acescency1756
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tetricity, sournesse or sadnesse of countenance. Tetritude, idem.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
tetricadj.2
Chemistry.
In tetric acid, a substance described by Demarçay in 1877, now believed to be C10H12O6, or C5H6O3. It is a colourless body crystallizing in triclinic prisms. Its salts are tetrates n.
ΚΠ
1881 H. Watts Dict. Chem. VIII. 1918 Tetric acid and its homologues,..are formed by the successive action of bromine and alcoholic potash on the ethylic ethers of aceto-acetic acid and its homologues.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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