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Webster 1913 Edition
Scoptical
{
Scop′tic
,Scop′tic-al
, }Adj.
[Gr.
σκωπτικός
, from σκώπτειν
to mock, to scoff at.] Jesting; jeering; scoffing.
[Obs.]
South.
Scop′tic-al-ly
, adv.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Scoptical
SCOP'TICAL
,Adj.
Definition 2024
scoptical
scoptical
English
Alternative forms
- scoptic
Adjective
scoptical (comparative more scoptical, superlative most scoptical)
- (obsolete) jesting; jeering; scoffing
- Robert South
- And therefore the Roman orator, discoursing of scoptical urbanity, or jesting, how far it was allowable in speeches and pleadings, lays down an excellent rule […]
- Robert South
Derived terms
- scoptically